#C75A40#C75A40
#C75A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.145 H 34.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C75A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(199, 90, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.8%, 67.8%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.64, 41.67, 35.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.64, 54.92, 40.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.89% 0.1195 0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.89% 0.145 34.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1374, 19.8282, 7.1950) |
| Luminance | 0.1983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.49
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.92
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.97
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.68
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.01
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C75A40 #40ADC7
analogous
#C7406A #C75A40 #C79E40
triadic
#C75A40 #40C75A #5A40C7
tetradic
#C75A40 #6AC740 #40ADC7 #9E40C7
square
#C75A40 #6AC740 #40ADC7 #9E40C7
split-complementary
#C75A40 #40C79E #406AC7
monochromatic
#6D2F20 #9C432E #C75A40 #D5836F #E3AC9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#C75A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C75A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C75A40
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C75A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C75A40 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA4454
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c75a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(199, 90, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.145 34.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8c75',
500: '#c75a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c75a40; $custom-light: #de8c75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c75a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 199,
"g": 90,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.556,
"s": 54.656,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5989,
"c": 0.14533,
"h": 34.7
},
"luminance": 0.19825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C75A40
secondary
#94C4CF
accent
#C1DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B