#C55F3F#C55F3F
#C55F3F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.139 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 68%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 68%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.31, 38.34, 37.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.31, 53.29, 43.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.33% 0.1092 0.0854) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.33% 0.139 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0179, 20.4170, 7.1671) |
| Luminance | 0.2041 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.58
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.90
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.09
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.53
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.65
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F3F #3FA5C5
analogous
#C53F62 #C55F3F #C5A23F
triadic
#C55F3F #3FC55F #5F3FC5
tetradic
#C55F3F #62C53F #3FA5C5 #A23FC5
square
#C55F3F #62C53F #3FA5C5 #A23FC5
split-complementary
#C55F3F #3FC5A2 #3F62C5
monochromatic
#6A3220 #99482E #C55F3F #D3866E #E1AD9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#C55F3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.08
#C55F3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F3F
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F3F | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.08 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 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)
#7A6F3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84B58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.139 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f75',
500: '#c55f3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f3f; $custom-light: #dd8f75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.328,
"s": 53.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60329,
"c": 0.13864,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.20414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F3F
secondary
#92BFCE
accent
#BADD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B