#C55E41#C55E41
#C55E41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.139 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 94, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 67%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, 38.97, 35.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 52.86, 42.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.2% 0.1115 0.0828) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.2% 0.139 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9853, 20.2608, 7.4370) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.28
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.74
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.77
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.70
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55E41 #41A8C5
analogous
#C54166 #C55E41 #C5A041
triadic
#C55E41 #41C55E #5E41C5
tetradic
#C55E41 #66C541 #41A8C5 #A041C5
square
#C55E41 #66C541 #41A8C5 #A041C5
split-complementary
#C55E41 #41C5A0 #4166C5
monochromatic
#6B3121 #9A462F #C55E41 #D38670 #E2AD9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#C55E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#C55E41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55E41
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55E41 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796E3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92853F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74A57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 94, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.139 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8e76',
500: '#c55e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55e41; $custom-light: #dd8e76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 94,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.182,
"s": 53.226,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60204,
"c": 0.13891,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.20257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55E41
secondary
#94C1CE
accent
#BDDD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B