#C85E4E#C85E4E
#C85E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.139 H 30.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 94, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 61%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.77, 40.95, 29.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.77, 50.34, 35.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.84% 0.1196 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.84% 0.139 30.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1998, 20.8383, 9.6908) |
| Luminance | 0.2084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.88
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.98
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.05
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85E4E #4EB8C8
analogous
#C84E7B #C85E4E #C89B4E
triadic
#C85E4E #4EC85E #5E4EC8
tetradic
#C85E4E #7BC84E #4EB8C8 #9B4EC8
square
#C85E4E #7BC84E #4EB8C8 #9B4EC8
split-complementary
#C85E4E #4EC89B #4E7BC8
monochromatic
#773025 #A54233 #C85E4E #D7887D #E5B3AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#C85E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#C85E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85E4E
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85E4E | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79704C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93874C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA4B5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 94, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.139 30.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8e80',
500: '#c85e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85e4e; $custom-light: #de8e80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 94,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.869,
"s": 52.586,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60842,
"c": 0.13862,
"h": 30.3
},
"luminance": 0.20835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85E4E
secondary
#9FCCD3
accent
#C9DC4C
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C