#C85342#C85342
#C85342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.153 H 30.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85342 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 83, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 67%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.53, 45.54, 33.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.53, 56.45, 36.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.09% 0.1318 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.09% 0.153 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8988, 18.8629, 7.3250) |
| Luminance | 0.1886 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.06
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.42
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.14
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.95
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85342 #42B7C8
analogous
#C84274 #C85342 #C89642
triadic
#C85342 #42C853 #5342C8
tetradic
#C85342 #74C842 #42B7C8 #9642C8
square
#C85342 #74C842 #42B7C8 #9642C8
split-complementary
#C85342 #42C896 #4274C8
monochromatic
#6F2A20 #9F3C2E #C85342 #D67E71 #E4A9A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.40
#C85342 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.77
#C85342 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85342
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85342 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85342 | 1.00 | 4.40 | 4.77 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726840
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F823F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3B4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85342; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 83, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.153 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8777',
500: '#c85342',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85342; $custom-light: #df8777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85342",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 83,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.612,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59085,
"c": 0.15298,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.18859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85342
secondary
#96C9D0
accent
#CBDE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B