#C55B4E#C55B4E
#C55B4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.138 H 28.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 91, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 51%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 60.4%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.73, 41.32, 27.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.73, 49.84, 33.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.96% 0.1211 0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.96% 0.138 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1446, 19.9059, 9.5664) |
| Luminance | 0.1990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.95
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.16
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.92
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.50
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55B4E #4EB8C5
analogous
#C54E7D #C55B4E #C5974E
triadic
#C55B4E #4EC55B #5B4EC5
tetradic
#C55B4E #7DC54E #4EB8C5 #974EC5
square
#C55B4E #7DC54E #4EB8C5 #974EC5
split-complementary
#C55B4E #4EC597 #4E7DC5
monochromatic
#732E26 #A14135 #C55B4E #D4867C #E3B0AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#C55B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#C55B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55B4E
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55B4E | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766D4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74858
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 91, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.138 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8c7f',
500: '#c55b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55b4e; $custom-light: #dc8c7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 91,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.555,
"s": 50.638,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59962,
"c": 0.13835,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.19903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55B4E
secondary
#9ECBD1
accent
#CBDA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C