#C55F49#C55F49
#C55F49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.135 H 33.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C55F49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 95, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 63%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 62.9%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.44, 38.96, 31.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.44, 50.17, 39.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.48% 0.1129 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.48% 0.135 33.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3232, 20.5391, 8.7750) |
| Luminance | 0.2054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.78
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.57
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C55F49 #49AFC5
analogous
#C54971 #C55F49 #C59D49
triadic
#C55F49 #49C55F #5F49C5
tetradic
#C55F49 #71C549 #49AFC5 #9D49C5
square
#C55F49 #71C549 #49AFC5 #9D49C5
split-complementary
#C55F49 #49C59D #4971C5
monochromatic
#703124 #9E4632 #C55F49 #D48877 #E3B1A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#C55F49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#C55F49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C55F49
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C55F49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C55F49 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797047
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928647
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D74C5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c55f49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 95, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.135 33.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc8f7c',
500: '#c55f49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c55f49; $custom-light: #dc8f7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c55f49",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 95,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.645,
"s": 51.667,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60476,
"c": 0.13546,
"h": 33.5
},
"luminance": 0.20536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C55F49
secondary
#9AC6D0
accent
#C2DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B