#C75540#C75540
#C75540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.150 H 32.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C75540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 85, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.3%, 67.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.70, 44.11, 34.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.70, 56.10, 38.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.18% 0.1271 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.18% 0.15 32.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7298, 19.0129, 7.0591) |
| Luminance | 0.1901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.93
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.22
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.16
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.29
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C75540 #40B2C7
analogous
#C7406F #C75540 #C79940
triadic
#C75540 #40C755 #5540C7
tetradic
#C75540 #6FC740 #40B2C7 #9940C7
square
#C75540 #6FC740 #40B2C7 #9940C7
split-complementary
#C75540 #40C799 #406FC7
monochromatic
#6D2C20 #9C3F2E #C75540 #D57F6F #E3A99F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#C75540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#C75540 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C75540
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C75540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C75540 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 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)
#73693D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F823D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA3D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c75540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 85, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.150 32.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8875',
500: '#c75540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c75540; $custom-light: #df8875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c75540",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 85,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.333,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59178,
"c": 0.1503,
"h": 32.3
},
"luminance": 0.19009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C75540
secondary
#94C6CF
accent
#C7DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B