#C85259#C85259
#C85259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.151 H 19.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 82, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 59%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59%, 55.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.73, 47.58, 20.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.73, 51.69, 23.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.36% 0.1421 0.05) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.36% 0.151 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6423, 19.0388, 11.6158) |
| Luminance | 0.1903 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.30
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.13
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.28
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.43
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85259 #52C8C1
analogous
#C85294 #C85259 #C88652
triadic
#C85259 #59C852 #5259C8
tetradic
#C85259 #94C852 #52C8C1 #8652C8
square
#C85259 #94C852 #52C8C1 #8652C8
split-complementary
#C85259 #52C886 #5294C8
monochromatic
#79272B #A8353C #C85259 #D78086 #E6AFB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#C85259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#C85259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85259
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85259 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6959
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8256
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA3E55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 82, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.151 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8787',
500: '#c85259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85259; $custom-light: #de8787; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85259",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 82,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.441,
"s": 51.754,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59364,
"c": 0.15066,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.19035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85259
secondary
#A2D4D1
accent
#DBD34D
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C