#C55D41#C55D41
#C55D41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.140 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55D41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 93, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 67%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.93, 39.47, 35.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.93, 53.07, 41.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.05% 0.1131 0.0823) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.05% 0.14 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8970, 20.0841, 7.4076) |
| Luminance | 0.2008 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.66
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.11
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.15
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.49
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55D41 #41A9C5
analogous
#C54167 #C55D41 #C59F41
triadic
#C55D41 #41C55D #5D41C5
tetradic
#C55D41 #67C541 #41A9C5 #9F41C5
square
#C55D41 #67C541 #41A9C5 #9F41C5
split-complementary
#C55D41 #41C59F #4167C5
monochromatic
#6B3021 #9A462F #C55D41 #D38570 #E2AD9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#C55D41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#C55D41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55D41
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55D41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55D41 | 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)
#786E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84957
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55d41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 93, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.140 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8d76',
500: '#c55d41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55d41; $custom-light: #dd8d76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55d41",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 93,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.727,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60053,
"c": 0.13987,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.20081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55D41
secondary
#94C2CE
accent
#BEDD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B