#C55F3D#C55F3D
#C55F3D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.139 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.28, 38.23, 38.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.28, 53.96, 44.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.3% 0.1085 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.139 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9631, 20.3951, 6.8781) |
| Luminance | 0.2039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.34
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.45
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.90
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.33
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.67
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F3D #3DA3C5
analogous
#C53D5F #C55F3D #C5A33D
triadic
#C55F3D #3DC55F #5F3DC5
tetradic
#C55F3D #5FC53D #3DA3C5 #A33DC5
square
#C55F3D #5FC53D #3DA3C5 #A33DC5
split-complementary
#C55F3D #3DC5A3 #3D5FC5
monochromatic
#68321F #98482D #C55F3D #D3866C #E1AD9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#C55F3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#C55F3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F3D
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F3D | 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)
#7A6F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84B57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.139 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f74',
500: '#c55f3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f3d; $custom-light: #dd8f74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60303,
"c": 0.13932,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.20392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F3D
secondary
#91BECD
accent
#B9DD4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B