#C85245#C85245
#C85245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.153 H 28.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 82, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 65.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.39, 46.19, 31.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.39, 55.89, 34.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59% 0.1344 0.074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.153 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9136, 18.7473, 7.7778) |
| Luminance | 0.1874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.98
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.88
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.30
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.83
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85245 #45BBC8
analogous
#C8457A #C85245 #C89345
triadic
#C85245 #45C852 #5245C8
tetradic
#C85245 #7AC845 #45BBC8 #9345C8
square
#C85245 #7AC845 #45BBC8 #9345C8
split-complementary
#C85245 #45C893 #457AC8
monochromatic
#712921 #A03B2F #C85245 #D67E74 #E4AAA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#C85245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#C85245 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85245
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85245 | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716843
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8142
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3A4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 82, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.153 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8779',
500: '#c85245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85245; $custom-light: #df8779; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85245",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 82,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.954,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58995,
"c": 0.15337,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.18744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85245
secondary
#98CBD1
accent
#CFDE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B