#C55C3A#C55C3A
#C55C3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.143 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55C3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 92, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.65, 39.59, 38.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.65, 55.55, 44.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.81% 0.1122 0.0888) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.81% 0.143 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6195, 19.8336, 6.3760) |
| Luminance | 0.1983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.06
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.64
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.04
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.37
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55C3A #3AA3C5
analogous
#C53A5E #C55C3A #C5A13A
triadic
#C55C3A #3AC55C #5C3AC5
tetradic
#C55C3A #5EC53A #3AA3C5 #A13AC5
square
#C55C3A #5EC53A #3AA3C5 #A13AC5
split-complementary
#C55C3A #3AC5A1 #3A5EC5
monochromatic
#66301E #96462C #C55C3A #D38369 #E1AA99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#C55C3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C55C3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55C3A
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55C3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55C3A | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928438
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84654
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55c3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 92, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.143 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8d71',
500: '#c55c3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55c3a; $custom-light: #dd8d71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55c3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 92,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.676,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5981,
"c": 0.14303,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.1983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55C3A
secondary
#8EBDCD
accent
#BADE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B