#C85E5A#C85E5A
#C85E5A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.136 H 24.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85E5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 94, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 55%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 55%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.98, 41.86, 22.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.98, 47.57, 28.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% 0.1243 0.0556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.136 24.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6699, 21.0264, 12.1669) |
| Luminance | 0.2102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.40
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.67
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.11
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.61
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85E5A #5AC4C8
analogous
#C85A8D #C85E5A #C8955A
triadic
#C85E5A #5AC85E #5E5AC8
tetradic
#C85E5A #8DC85A #5AC4C8 #955AC8
square
#C85E5A #8DC85A #5AC4C8 #955AC8
split-complementary
#C85E5A #5AC895 #5A8DC8
monochromatic
#7E2D2A #AC3D39 #C85E5A #D78B88 #E7B8B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#C85E5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#C85E5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85E5A
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85E5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85E5A | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#777159
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918758
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA4D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85e5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 94, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.136 24.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8e88',
500: '#c85e5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85e5a; $custom-light: #de8e88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85e5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 94,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.182,
"s": 50,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61066,
"c": 0.13621,
"h": 24.1
},
"luminance": 0.21023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85E5A
secondary
#A8D4D5
accent
#D4DA4E
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0B
muted
#847D7C