#C55D46#C55D46
#C55D46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.138 H 33.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55D46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 93, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.8%, 64.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.00, 39.78, 32.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.00, 51.54, 39.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.13% 0.1149 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.13% 0.138 33.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0483, 20.1446, 8.2044) |
| Luminance | 0.2014 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.80
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.06
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.07
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.14
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55D46 #46AEC5
analogous
#C5466F #C55D46 #C59C46
triadic
#C55D46 #46C55D #5D46C5
tetradic
#C55D46 #6FC546 #46AEC5 #9C46C5
square
#C55D46 #6FC546 #46AEC5 #9C46C5
split-complementary
#C55D46 #46C59C #466FC5
monochromatic
#6E3023 #9D4531 #C55D46 #D48675 #E2AFA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#C55D46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#C55D46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55D46
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55D46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55D46 | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786E44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928544
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74958
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55d46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 93, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.138 33.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8d7a',
500: '#c55d46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55d46; $custom-light: #dc8d7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55d46",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 93,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.866,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60127,
"c": 0.13835,
"h": 33.8
},
"luminance": 0.20141
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55D46
secondary
#98C5CF
accent
#C2DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B