#C6553E#C6553E
#C6553E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.150 H 33.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C6553E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 85, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.1%, 68.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.52, 43.63, 35.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.52, 56.26, 39.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59% 0.1253 0.0819) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.15 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4094, 18.8541, 6.7524) |
| Luminance | 0.1885 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.52
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.82
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.96
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.35
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C6553E #3EAFC6
analogous
#C63E6B #C6553E #C6993E
triadic
#C6553E #3EC655 #553EC6
tetradic
#C6553E #6BC63E #3EAFC6 #993EC6
square
#C6553E #6BC63E #3EAFC6 #993EC6
split-complementary
#C6553E #3EC699 #3E6BC6
monochromatic
#6A2C1F #99402D #C6553E #D47F6D #E2A89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#C6553E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#C6553E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C6553E
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C6553E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C6553E | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73693B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F823B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D93D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c6553e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 85, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.150 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8874',
500: '#c6553e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c6553e; $custom-light: #de8874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c6553e",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 85,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.147,
"s": 54.4,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58997,
"c": 0.14968,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.18851
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C6553E
secondary
#92C4CE
accent
#C5DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B