#C55D34#C55D34
#C55D34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.144 H 41.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55D34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 93, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 73.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 38.79, 42.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 57.38, 47.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.89% 0.1086 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.89% 0.144 41.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5628, 19.9504, 5.6475) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.51
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.66
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.17
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55D34 #349CC5
analogous
#C53453 #C55D34 #C5A634
triadic
#C55D34 #34C55D #5D34C5
tetradic
#C55D34 #53C534 #349CC5 #A634C5
square
#C55D34 #53C534 #349CC5 #A634C5
split-complementary
#C55D34 #34C5A6 #3453C5
monochromatic
#642F1A #954627 #C55D34 #D58261 #E2A891
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#C55D34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#C55D34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55D34
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55D34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55D34 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6D2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938432
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84754
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55d34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 93, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.144 41.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8d6d',
500: '#c55d34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55d34; $custom-light: #dd8d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55d34",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 93,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.966,
"s": 58.233,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5989,
"c": 0.14411,
"h": 41.1
},
"luminance": 0.19947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55D34
secondary
#88B9CD
accent
#B6E146
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A