#C55F44#C55F44
#C55F44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.137 H 35.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 65.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.37, 38.64, 34.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.37, 51.69, 41.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.4% 0.111 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.137 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1641, 20.4755, 7.9367) |
| Luminance | 0.2047 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.55
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.93
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.21
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.27
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F44 #44AAC5
analogous
#C5446A #C55F44 #C5A044
triadic
#C55F44 #44C55F #5F44C5
tetradic
#C55F44 #6AC544 #44AAC5 #A044C5
square
#C55F44 #6AC544 #44AAC5 #A044C5
split-complementary
#C55F44 #44C5A0 #446AC5
monochromatic
#6D3122 #9C4730 #C55F44 #D38773 #E2AFA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#C55F44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#C55F44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F44
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F44 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A6F41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938542
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74B59
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.137 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8f78',
500: '#c55f44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f44; $custom-light: #dc8f78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f44",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.558,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.604,
"c": 0.137,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.20472
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F44
secondary
#96C3CF
accent
#BEDC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B