#C55F3A#C55F3A
#C55F3A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.140 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.25, 38.07, 39.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.25, 54.96, 46.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.27% 0.1075 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.27% 0.14 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8845, 20.3636, 6.4643) |
| Luminance | 0.2036 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 1.92
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.17
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.57
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F3A #3AA0C5
analogous
#C53A5B #C55F3A #C5A43A
triadic
#C55F3A #3AC55F #5F3AC5
tetradic
#C55F3A #5BC53A #3AA0C5 #A43AC5
square
#C55F3A #5BC53A #3AA0C5 #A43AC5
split-complementary
#C55F3A #3AC5A4 #3A5BC5
monochromatic
#66311E #96482C #C55F3A #D38569 #E1AC99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#C55F3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#C55F3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F3A
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F3A | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B6F36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938538
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84A57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.140 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8e72',
500: '#c55f3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f3a; $custom-light: #dd8e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.971,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60265,
"c": 0.14034,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.2036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F3A
secondary
#8EBCCD
accent
#B6DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B