#C75656#C75656
#C75656 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.145 H 22.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C75656 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 86, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 50%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 57%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.8%, 56.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.24, 45.10, 22.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.24, 50.45, 26.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.134 0.0555) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.145 22.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5631, 19.4731, 11.0568) |
| Luminance | 0.1947 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.14
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.26
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.56
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.01
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.27
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C75656 #56C7C7
analogous
#C7568E #C75656 #C78E56
triadic
#C75656 #56C756 #5656C7
tetradic
#C75656 #8EC756 #56C7C7 #8E56C7
square
#C75656 #8EC756 #56C7C7 #8E56C7
split-complementary
#C75656 #56C78E #568EC7
monochromatic
#7A2828 #A83838 #C75656 #D68484 #E5B2B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#C75656 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#C75656 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C75656
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C75656 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C75656 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716B55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8353
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D94357
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c75656; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 86, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.145 22.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8985',
500: '#c75656',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c75656; $custom-light: #dd8985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c75656",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 86,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 50.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59694,
"c": 0.145,
"h": 22.5
},
"luminance": 0.1947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C75656
secondary
#A5D4D4
accent
#DADA4E
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C