#CE553E#CE553E
#CE553E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.159 H 32.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #CE553E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(206, 85, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 60%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 69.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 46.56, 37.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 59.68, 38.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% 0.1335 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.159 32.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5746, 19.9706, 6.8538) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.55
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.71
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.10
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#CE553E #3EB7CE
analogous
#CE3E6F #CE553E #CE9D3E
triadic
#CE553E #3ECE55 #553ECE
tetradic
#CE553E #6FCE3E #3EB7CE #9D3ECE
square
#CE553E #6FCE3E #3EB7CE #9D3ECE
split-complementary
#CE553E #3ECE9D #3E6FCE
monochromatic
#742B1D #A53E2A #CE553E #DA806F #E7ABA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#CE553E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#CE553E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #CE553E
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##CE553E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##CE553E | 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)
#766B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#E23B50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ce553e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(206, 85, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.159 32.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e48974',
500: '#ce553e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ce553e; $custom-light: #e48974; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ce553e",
"rgb": {
"r": 206,
"g": 85,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.583,
"s": 59.504,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60221,
"c": 0.15858,
"h": 32.6
},
"luminance": 0.19967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#CE553E
secondary
#95C9D3
accent
#CAE345
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FEF0ED
border
#D6CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B