#C85739#C85739
#C85739 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.151 H 35.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85739 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 87, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 72%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 71.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.15, 43.15, 39.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.15, 58.21, 42.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.52% 0.1227 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.52% 0.151 35.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9689, 19.3948, 6.1409) |
| Luminance | 0.1939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.42
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.94
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.38
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.63
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85739 #39AAC8
analogous
#C83963 #C85739 #C89E39
triadic
#C85739 #39C857 #5739C8
tetradic
#C85739 #63C839 #39AAC8 #9E39C8
square
#C85739 #63C839 #39AAC8 #9E39C8
split-complementary
#C85739 #39C89E #3963C8
monochromatic
#692D1D #99422B #C85739 #D58069 #E3A899
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#C85739 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#C85739 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85739
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85739 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85739 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918336
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB3F50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85739; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 87, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.151 35.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08a71',
500: '#c85739',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85739; $custom-light: #e08a71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85739",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 87,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.587,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59517,
"c": 0.15133,
"h": 35.9
},
"luminance": 0.19391
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85739
secondary
#8FC1CE
accent
#C0E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#170C07
muted
#857D7A