#C65E4E#C65E4E
#C65E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.136 H 30.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C65E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 51%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 60.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.47, 40.19, 28.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.47, 49.47, 35.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.55% 0.1175 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.55% 0.136 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6690, 20.5646, 9.6659) |
| Luminance | 0.2056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.07
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.22
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.19
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.32
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C65E4E #4EB6C6
analogous
#C64E7A #C65E4E #C69A4E
triadic
#C65E4E #4EC65E #5E4EC6
tetradic
#C65E4E #7AC64E #4EB6C6 #9A4EC6
square
#C65E4E #7AC64E #4EB6C6 #9A4EC6
split-complementary
#C65E4E #4EC69A #4E7AC6
monochromatic
#743025 #A24334 #C65E4E #D5887C #E4B2AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#C65E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#C65E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C65E4E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C65E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C65E4E | 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)
#786F4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92864C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D84B5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c65e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.136 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8e80',
500: '#c65e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c65e4e; $custom-light: #dd8e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c65e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8,
"s": 51.282,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60553,
"c": 0.13629,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.20561
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C65E4E
secondary
#9ECBD1
accent
#C8DB4D
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FCF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C