#C55C3D#C55C3D
#C55C3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.142 H 37.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55C3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 92, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.68, 39.75, 37.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.68, 54.57, 43.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.85% 0.1132 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.85% 0.142 37.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6980, 19.8650, 6.7897) |
| Luminance | 0.1986 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.36
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.59
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.89
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.17
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.31
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55C3D #3DA6C5
analogous
#C53D62 #C55C3D #C5A03D
triadic
#C55C3D #3DC55C #5C3DC5
tetradic
#C55C3D #62C53D #3DA6C5 #A03DC5
square
#C55C3D #62C53D #3DA6C5 #A03DC5
split-complementary
#C55C3D #3DC5A0 #3D62C5
monochromatic
#68301F #98462D #C55C3D #D3846C #E1AB9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#C55C3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C55C3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55C3D
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55C3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55C3D | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 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)
#786D3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84755
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55c3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 92, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.142 37.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8d73',
500: '#c55c3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55c3d; $custom-light: #dd8d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55c3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 92,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.676,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59849,
"c": 0.14208,
"h": 37.2
},
"luminance": 0.19862
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55C3D
secondary
#91BFCD
accent
#BCDD4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B