#C8553F#C8553F
#C8553F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.152 H 32.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C8553F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 85, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 69%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 68.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.85, 44.42, 35.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.85, 56.82, 38.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.32% 0.1277 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.32% 0.152 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9679, 19.1389, 6.9231) |
| Luminance | 0.1913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.20
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.37
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.05
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.44
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C8553F #3FB2C8
analogous
#C83F6E #C8553F #C89A3F
triadic
#C8553F #3FC855 #553FC8
tetradic
#C8553F #6EC83F #3FB2C8 #9A3FC8
square
#C8553F #6EC83F #3FB2C8 #9A3FC8
split-complementary
#C8553F #3FC89A #3F6EC8
monochromatic
#6D2C1F #9D3F2D #C8553F #D67F6F #E3A99E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#C8553F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#C8553F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C8553F
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C8553F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C8553F | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74693C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3D50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c8553f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 85, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.152 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8975',
500: '#c8553f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c8553f; $custom-light: #df8975; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c8553f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 85,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.635,
"s": 55.466,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59316,
"c": 0.15167,
"h": 32.6
},
"luminance": 0.19135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C8553F
secondary
#93C6D0
accent
#C7DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B