#C85655#C85655
#C85655 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.146 H 23.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85655 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 86, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 58%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57%, 57.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.38, 45.38, 23.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.38, 51.06, 27.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.82% 0.1346 0.0572) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.82% 0.146 23) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7894, 19.5944, 10.8586) |
| Luminance | 0.1959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.90
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.09
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.16
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.87
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.98
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85655 #55C7C8
analogous
#C8558D #C85655 #C88F55
triadic
#C85655 #55C856 #5655C8
tetradic
#C85655 #8DC855 #55C7C8 #8F55C8
square
#C85655 #8DC855 #55C7C8 #8F55C8
split-complementary
#C85655 #55C88F #558DC8
monochromatic
#7B2828 #A93837 #C85655 #D78483 #E6B2B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#C85655 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#C85655 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85655
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85655 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85655 | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726B54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8352
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA4257
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85655; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 86, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.146 23.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8985',
500: '#c85655',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85655; $custom-light: #de8985; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85655",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 86,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.522,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59824,
"c": 0.14627,
"h": 23
},
"luminance": 0.19591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85655
secondary
#A5D4D4
accent
#D9DB4D
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C