#C85E5D#C85E5D
#C85E5D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.136 H 22.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85E5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 94, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 49%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 54%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 53.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.04, 42.11, 20.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.04, 47.02, 26.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.13% 0.1255 0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.13% 0.136 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8002, 21.0785, 12.8530) |
| Luminance | 0.2107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.00
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.57
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.68
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.92
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85E5D #5DC7C8
analogous
#C85D91 #C85E5D #C8945D
triadic
#C85E5D #5DC85E #5E5DC8
tetradic
#C85E5D #91C85D #5DC7C8 #945DC8
square
#C85E5D #91C85D #5DC7C8 #945DC8
split-complementary
#C85E5D #5DC894 #5D91C8
monochromatic
#7F2C2B #AD3C3B #C85E5D #D88B8B #E7B9B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#C85E5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#C85E5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85E5D
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85E5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85E5D | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77715C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91875B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D94D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85e5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 94, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.136 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f8b',
500: '#c85e5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85e5d; $custom-light: #dd8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85e5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 94,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.561,
"s": 49.309,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61127,
"c": 0.13581,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.21075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85E5D
secondary
#ABD6D6
accent
#D8D94F
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0B
muted
#847D7C