#C85442#C85442
#C85442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.190; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.152 H 31.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85442 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 84, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58%, 67%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.71, 45.07, 33.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.71, 56.20, 36.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.22% 0.1303 0.0782) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.22% 0.152 31) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9758, 19.0170, 7.3507) |
| Luminance | 0.1901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.19
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.25
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.52
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.48
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.23
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85442 #42B6C8
analogous
#C84273 #C85442 #C89742
triadic
#C85442 #42C854 #5442C8
tetradic
#C85442 #73C842 #42B6C8 #9742C8
square
#C85442 #73C842 #42B6C8 #9742C8
split-complementary
#C85442 #42C897 #4273C8
monochromatic
#6F2B20 #9F3D2E #C85442 #D67F71 #E4AAA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.37
#C85442 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.80
#C85442 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85442
4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85442 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85442 | 1.00 | 4.37 | 4.80 | 4.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736940
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F823F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3C50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85442; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 84, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.152 31.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8877',
500: '#c85442',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85442; $custom-light: #df8877; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85442",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 84,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.06,
"s": 54.918,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59221,
"c": 0.15195,
"h": 31
},
"luminance": 0.19013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85442
secondary
#96C8D0
accent
#CADE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C08
muted
#847D7B