#C86259#C86259
#C86259 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.132 H 26.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C86259 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 98, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 50%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 56%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51%, 55.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.75, 39.76, 24.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.75, 46.54, 31.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% 0.1177 0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.132 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9926, 21.7394, 12.0659) |
| Luminance | 0.2174 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.05
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.90
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.77
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.95
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.12
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C86259 #59BFC8
analogous
#C85988 #C86259 #C89A59
triadic
#C86259 #59C862 #6259C8
tetradic
#C86259 #88C859 #59BFC8 #9A59C8
square
#C86259 #88C859 #59BFC8 #9A59C8
split-complementary
#C86259 #59C89A #5988C8
monochromatic
#7D3029 #AB4239 #C86259 #D78D87 #E6B9B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.93
#C86259 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#C86259 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C86259
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C86259 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C86259 | 1.00 | 3.93 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7358
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948957
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5160
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c86259; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 98, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.132 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd9188',
500: '#c86259',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c86259; $custom-light: #dd9188; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c86259",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 98,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.865,
"s": 50.226,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61645,
"c": 0.13175,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.21736
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C86259
secondary
#A8D1D5
accent
#CEDA4E
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF1EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C