#C85A44#C85A44
#C85A44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.145 H 32.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85A44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 90, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 66%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.85, 42.28, 33.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.85, 54.14, 38.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.1% 0.122 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.1% 0.145 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5216, 20.0126, 7.8286) |
| Luminance | 0.2001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.33
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.68
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85A44 #44B2C8
analogous
#C84470 #C85A44 #C89C44
triadic
#C85A44 #44C85A #5A44C8
tetradic
#C85A44 #70C844 #44B2C8 #9C44C8
square
#C85A44 #70C844 #44B2C8 #9C44C8
split-complementary
#C85A44 #44C89C #4470C8
monochromatic
#712E21 #A0422F #C85A44 #D68473 #E4ADA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#C85A44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#C85A44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85A44
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85A44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85A44 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776D41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4455
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85a44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 90, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.145 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8c78',
500: '#c85a44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85a44; $custom-light: #df8c78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85a44",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 90,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10,
"s": 54.545,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60096,
"c": 0.14536,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.20009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85A44
secondary
#97C7D1
accent
#C5DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B