#C85A3C#C85A3C
#C85A3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.148 H 36.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85A3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 90, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 70%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 70%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.75, 41.83, 38.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.75, 56.60, 42.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.99% 0.1192 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.99% 0.148 36.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2939, 19.9215, 6.6294) |
| Luminance | 0.1992 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.05
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.27
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.01
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85A3C #3CAAC8
analogous
#C83C64 #C85A3C #C8A03C
triadic
#C85A3C #3CC85A #5A3CC8
tetradic
#C85A3C #64C83C #3CAAC8 #A03CC8
square
#C85A3C #64C83C #3CAAC8 #A03CC8
split-complementary
#C85A3C #3CC8A0 #3C64C8
monochromatic
#6B2F1E #9B442C #C85A3C #D5826C #E3AB9B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#C85A3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#C85A3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85A3C
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85A3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85A3C | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938539
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4353
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85a3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 90, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.148 36.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8c73',
500: '#c85a3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85a3c; $custom-light: #df8c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85a3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 90,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.857,
"s": 56,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59985,
"c": 0.14763,
"h": 36.2
},
"luminance": 0.19918
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85A3C
secondary
#91C2CF
accent
#BFDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B