#C85040#C85040
#C85040 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.156 H 30.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 80, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.97, 46.83, 33.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.97, 57.77, 35.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.65% 0.1354 0.0784) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.65% 0.156 30.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6162, 18.3905, 6.9450) |
| Luminance | 0.1839 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.33
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.56
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.63
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.76
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85040 #40B8C8
analogous
#C84074 #C85040 #C89440
triadic
#C85040 #40C850 #5040C8
tetradic
#C85040 #74C840 #40B8C8 #9440C8
square
#C85040 #74C840 #40B8C8 #9440C8
split-complementary
#C85040 #40C894 #4074C8
monochromatic
#6E2920 #9D3B2D #C85040 #D67C70 #E3A79F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#C85040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#C85040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85040
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85040 | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70673E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E813D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB364D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 80, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.156 30.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08675',
500: '#c85040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85040; $custom-light: #e08675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85040",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 80,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.059,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58653,
"c": 0.15649,
"h": 30.1
},
"luminance": 0.18387
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85040
secondary
#94C9D0
accent
#CDDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B