#C85945#C85945
#C85945 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.146 H 32.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85945 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 89, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.5%, 65.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.68, 42.83, 33.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.68, 54.10, 37.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.97% 0.1239 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.97% 0.146 32) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4686, 19.8574, 7.9628) |
| Luminance | 0.1985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.24
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.63
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.73
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.93
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.27
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85945 #45B4C8
analogous
#C84573 #C85945 #C89A45
triadic
#C85945 #45C859 #5945C8
tetradic
#C85945 #73C845 #45B4C8 #9A45C8
square
#C85945 #73C845 #45B4C8 #9A45C8
split-complementary
#C85945 #45C89A #4573C8
monochromatic
#712E21 #A0412F #C85945 #D68374 #E4ADA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#C85945 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#C85945 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85945
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85945 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85945 | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 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)
#766C43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918442
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4355
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85945; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 89, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.146 32.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8b79',
500: '#c85945',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85945; $custom-light: #df8b79; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85945",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 89,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.16,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59968,
"c": 0.1461,
"h": 32
},
"luminance": 0.19854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85945
secondary
#98C8D1
accent
#C7DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B