#C85E5F#C85E5F
#C85E5F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.136 H 21.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C85E5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 94, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 53%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53%, 52.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.07, 42.28, 19.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.07, 46.69, 25.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.17% 0.1263 0.0493) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.17% 0.136 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8900, 21.1144, 13.3257) |
| Luminance | 0.2111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.24
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.21
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.16
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.25
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.76
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C85E5F #5EC8C7
analogous
#C85E94 #C85E5F #C8925E
triadic
#C85E5F #5FC85E #5E5FC8
tetradic
#C85E5F #94C85E #5EC8C7 #925EC8
square
#C85E5F #94C85E #5EC8C7 #925EC8
split-complementary
#C85E5F #5EC892 #5E94C8
monochromatic
#802C2C #AE3B3C #C85E5F #D88C8C #E7B9BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#C85E5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#C85E5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C85E5F
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C85E5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C85E5F | 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)
#76715E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91875D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D94E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c85e5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 94, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.136 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd8f8c',
500: '#c85e5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c85e5f; $custom-light: #dd8f8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c85e5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 94,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.434,
"s": 49.074,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6117,
"c": 0.13561,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.21111
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C85E5F
secondary
#ACD6D6
accent
#D9D74F
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0C
muted
#847D7D