#CE553B#CE553B
#CE553B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.159 H 33.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE553B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 85, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 60%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 71%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 71.4%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 46.41, 38.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 60.59, 40.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.18% 0.1325 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.18% 0.159 33.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4945, 19.9385, 6.4322) |
| Luminance | 0.1993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.20
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.60
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.63
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.75
Tomato (survey)
#EF4026
ΔE00 6.09
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE553B #3BB4CE
analogous
#CE3B6B #CE553B #CE9E3B
triadic
#CE553B #3BCE55 #553BCE
tetradic
#CE553B #6BCE3B #3BB4CE #9E3BCE
square
#CE553B #6BCE3B #3BB4CE #9E3BCE
split-complementary
#CE553B #3BCE9E #3B6BCE
monochromatic
#722C1D #A33E29 #CE553B #DA7F6C #E6AA9D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#CE553B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#CE553B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE553B
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE553B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE553B | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948538
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E23A4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce553b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 85, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.159 33.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48972',
500: '#ce553b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce553b; $custom-light: #e48972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce553b",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 85,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.612,
"s": 60,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60182,
"c": 0.15932,
"h": 33.7
},
"luminance": 0.19935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE553B
secondary
#92C7D3
accent
#C7E345
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEF0EC
border
#D6CBC7
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B