#C7553E#C7553E
#C7553E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.151 H 33.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C7553E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 85, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 55%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 68.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.68, 44.00, 35.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.68, 56.69, 39.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.15% 0.1263 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.15% 0.151 33.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6739, 18.9905, 6.7648) |
| Luminance | 0.1899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.50
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.69
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.91
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C7553E #3EB0C7
analogous
#C73E6B #C7553E #C7993E
triadic
#C7553E #3EC755 #553EC7
tetradic
#C7553E #6BC73E #3EB0C7 #993EC7
square
#C7553E #6BC73E #3EB0C7 #993EC7
split-complementary
#C7553E #3EC799 #3E6BC7
monochromatic
#6B2C1F #9B3F2D #C7553E #D57F6D #E3A99D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.38
#C7553E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#C7553E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C7553E
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C7553E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C7553E | 1.00 | 4.38 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#73693B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90823B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA3D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c7553e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 85, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.151 33.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8874',
500: '#c7553e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c7553e; $custom-light: #df8874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c7553e",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 85,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.073,
"s": 55.02,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59149,
"c": 0.15081,
"h": 33.1
},
"luminance": 0.18987
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C7553E
secondary
#92C5CF
accent
#C5DE49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B