#C55C4E#C55C4E
#C55C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.137 H 29.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 92, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 51%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 60%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 60.4%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.93, 40.82, 28.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.93, 49.57, 34.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.11% 0.1195 0.0675) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.11% 0.137 29.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2307, 20.0780, 9.5950) |
| Luminance | 0.2008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.24
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.47
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.04
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.73
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.10
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55C4E #4EB7C5
analogous
#C54E7C #C55C4E #C5984E
triadic
#C55C4E #4EC55C #5C4EC5
tetradic
#C55C4E #7CC54E #4EB7C5 #984EC5
square
#C55C4E #7CC54E #4EB7C5 #984EC5
split-complementary
#C55C4E #4EC598 #4E7CC5
monochromatic
#732F26 #A14235 #C55C4E #D4867C #E3B1AA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#C55C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#C55C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55C4E
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55C4E | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74959
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 92, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.137 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8d80',
500: '#c55c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55c4e; $custom-light: #dc8d80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 92,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.059,
"s": 50.638,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60109,
"c": 0.13727,
"h": 29.4
},
"luminance": 0.20075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55C4E
secondary
#9ECBD1
accent
#CADA4E
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C