#C66E57#C66E57
#C66E57 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.117 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C66E57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 110, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 49%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 56%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 56.1%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.94, 32.57, 28.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.94, 43.03, 40.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.24% 0.0953 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.24% 0.117 35.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5871, 23.8489, 12.0074) |
| Luminance | 0.2385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.91
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.34
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.51
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.72
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.99
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C66E57 #57AFC6
analogous
#C65777 #C66E57 #C6A557
triadic
#C66E57 #57C66E #6E57C6
tetradic
#C66E57 #77C657 #57AFC6 #A557C6
square
#C66E57 #77C657 #57AFC6 #A557C6
split-complementary
#C66E57 #57C6A5 #5777C6
monochromatic
#793A29 #A75039 #C66E57 #D69585 #E5BDB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C66E57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#C66E57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C66E57
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C66E57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C66E57 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847B55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D56
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D75F68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c66e57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 110, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.117 35.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9986',
500: '#c66e57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c66e57; $custom-light: #dc9986; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c66e57",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 110,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.432,
"s": 49.333,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63243,
"c": 0.11721,
"h": 35.6
},
"luminance": 0.23846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C66E57
secondary
#A5CAD3
accent
#BCD94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C