#C85943#C85943
#C85943 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.147 H 32.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85943 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 89, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 66.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.65, 42.71, 34.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.65, 54.68, 38.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.94% 0.1232 0.0796) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.94% 0.147 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4076, 19.8330, 7.6413) |
| Luminance | 0.1983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.85
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.31
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.83
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85943 #43B2C8
analogous
#C8436F #C85943 #C89C43
triadic
#C85943 #43C859 #5943C8
tetradic
#C85943 #6FC843 #43B2C8 #9C43C8
square
#C85943 #6FC843 #43B2C8 #9C43C8
split-complementary
#C85943 #43C89C #436FC8
monochromatic
#702E21 #9F412F #C85943 #D68372 #E4ADA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#C85943 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C85943 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85943
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85943 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85943 | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766C40
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928440
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4354
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85943; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 89, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.147 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8b78',
500: '#c85943',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85943; $custom-light: #df8b78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85943",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 89,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.925,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59938,
"c": 0.14663,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.19829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85943
secondary
#96C7D0
accent
#C6DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B