#C75238#C75238
#C75238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.155 H 34.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C75238 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 82, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.8%, 71.9%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.06, 45.12, 38.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.06, 59.21, 40.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.66% 0.1287 0.0869) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.66% 0.155 34) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2871, 18.4659, 5.8680) |
| Luminance | 0.1846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.99
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.16
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.50
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.66
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C75238 #38ADC7
analogous
#C73866 #C75238 #C79938
triadic
#C75238 #38C752 #5238C7
tetradic
#C75238 #66C738 #38ADC7 #9938C7
square
#C75238 #66C738 #38ADC7 #9938C7
split-complementary
#C75238 #38C799 #3866C7
monochromatic
#672B1D #973E2B #C75238 #D47C68 #E2A598
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#C75238 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#C75238 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C75238
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C75238 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C75238 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726735
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8135
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA384C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c75238; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 82, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.155 34.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8770',
500: '#c75238',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c75238; $custom-light: #df8770; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c75238",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 82,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.909,
"s": 56.078,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58657,
"c": 0.15527,
"h": 34
},
"luminance": 0.18462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C75238
secondary
#8DC2CD
accent
#C4DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A