#C85E5E#C85E5E
#C85E5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.136 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 94, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 53%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, 42.19, 20.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 46.85, 25.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.15% 0.1259 0.0506) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.15% 0.136 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8448, 21.0963, 13.0878) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.07
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.89
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.91
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.07
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.66
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85E5E #5EC8C8
analogous
#C85E93 #C85E5E #C8935E
triadic
#C85E5E #5EC85E #5E5EC8
tetradic
#C85E5E #93C85E #5EC8C8 #935EC8
square
#C85E5E #93C85E #5EC8C8 #935EC8
split-complementary
#C85E5E #5EC893 #5E93C8
monochromatic
#802C2C #AE3B3B #C85E5E #D88C8C #E7B9B9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#C85E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#C85E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85E5E
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85E5E | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77715D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91875C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D94E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 94, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.136 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f8b',
500: '#c85e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85e5e; $custom-light: #dd8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 94,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 49.074,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61148,
"c": 0.1357,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.21093
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85E5E
secondary
#ACD6D6
accent
#D9D94F
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0C
muted
#847D7D