#C55F3C#C55F3C
#C55F3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.140 H 39.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 69.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.27, 38.18, 38.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.27, 54.29, 45.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.29% 0.1082 0.0883) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.29% 0.14 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9364, 20.3844, 6.7375) |
| Luminance | 0.2038 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.25
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.27
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.85
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.26
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.62
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F3C #3CA2C5
analogous
#C53C5E #C55F3C #C5A33C
triadic
#C55F3C #3CC55F #5F3CC5
tetradic
#C55F3C #5EC53C #3CA2C5 #A33CC5
square
#C55F3C #5EC53C #3CA2C5 #A33CC5
split-complementary
#C55F3C #3CC5A3 #3C5EC5
monochromatic
#68311F #97482D #C55F3C #D3866B #E1AC9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#C55F3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#C55F3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F3C
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F3C | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84A57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.140 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f73',
500: '#c55f3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f3c; $custom-light: #dd8f73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.328,
"s": 54.15,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6029,
"c": 0.13965,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.20381
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F3C
secondary
#90BDCD
accent
#B8DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B