#C85E4B#C85E4B
#C85E4B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.139 H 31.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 94, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 53%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 63%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 62.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.73, 40.74, 30.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.73, 51.15, 37.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.79% 0.1185 0.0735) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.79% 0.139 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0947, 20.7963, 9.1372) |
| Luminance | 0.2079 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.81
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.48
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.73
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.72
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85E4B #4BB5C8
analogous
#C84B77 #C85E4B #C89D4B
triadic
#C85E4B #4BC85E #5E4BC8
tetradic
#C85E4B #77C84B #4BB5C8 #9D4BC8
square
#C85E4B #77C84B #4BB5C8 #9D4BC8
split-complementary
#C85E4B #4BC89D #4B77C8
monochromatic
#753024 #A44332 #C85E4B #D6887A #E5B2A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#C85E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#C85E4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85E4B
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85E4B | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797049
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938749
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA4A5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 94, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.139 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8e7d',
500: '#c85e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85e4b; $custom-light: #de8e7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 94,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.12,
"s": 53.191,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60792,
"c": 0.13939,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.20793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85E4B
secondary
#9DCAD2
accent
#C6DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C