#C55D3A#C55D3A
#C55D3A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.142 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 93, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.85, 39.09, 39.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.85, 55.35, 45.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.96% 0.1106 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.96% 0.142 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7067, 20.0079, 6.4051) |
| Luminance | 0.2001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.64
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.34
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.15
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55D3A #3AA2C5
analogous
#C53A5C #C55D3A #C5A33A
triadic
#C55D3A #3AC55D #5D3AC5
tetradic
#C55D3A #5CC53A #3AA2C5 #A33AC5
square
#C55D3A #5CC53A #3AA2C5 #A33AC5
split-complementary
#C55D3A #3AC5A3 #3A5CC5
monochromatic
#66301E #96472C #C55D3A #D38469 #E1AB99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#C55D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#C55D3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55D3A
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55D3A | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938438
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84855
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 93, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.142 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8d71',
500: '#c55d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55d3a; $custom-light: #dd8d71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 93,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.108,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5996,
"c": 0.14213,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.20005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55D3A
secondary
#8EBDCD
accent
#B9DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B