#C85743#C85743
#C85743 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.149 H 31.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85743 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 87, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.5%, 66.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.27, 43.69, 33.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.27, 55.17, 37.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.65% 0.1262 0.0786) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.65% 0.149 31.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2434, 19.5046, 7.5866) |
| Luminance | 0.1950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.41
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.18
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.32
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85743 #43B4C8
analogous
#C84371 #C85743 #C89A43
triadic
#C85743 #43C857 #5743C8
tetradic
#C85743 #71C843 #43B4C8 #9A43C8
square
#C85743 #71C843 #43B4C8 #9A43C8
split-complementary
#C85743 #43C89A #4371C8
monochromatic
#702D21 #9F402F #C85743 #D68172 #E4ACA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#C85743 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#C85743 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85743
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85743 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85743 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756B41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918340
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4053
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85743; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 87, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.149 31.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8a78',
500: '#c85743',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85743; $custom-light: #df8a78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85743",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 87,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.023,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59653,
"c": 0.14866,
"h": 31.9
},
"luminance": 0.19501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85743
secondary
#96C8D0
accent
#C8DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B