#c55a50

Color #c55a50

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 5.55 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#c55a50

RGB

rgb(197, 90, 80)

HSL

hsl(5.1, 50.2%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.1, 59.4%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 54.3%, 59.4%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(51.57, 41.96, 26.5)

LCH

lch(51.57, 49.63, 32.27)

OKLCH

oklch(59.9%, 0.139, 27.41)

HWB

hwb(5.1, 31.4%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50bbc5

Analogous

#c55081

#c55a50

#c59450

Triadic

#c55a50

#50c55a

#5a50c5

Split-complementary

#c55a50

#50c594

#5081c5

Tetradic

#c55a50

#bbc550

#50bbc5

#5a50c5

Square

#c55a50

#81c550

#50bbc5

#9450c5

Shades

Color #c55a50 mixed toward black.

#ad4339

#8b362e

#682822

#451b17

#230d0b

Tints

Color #c55a50 mixed toward white.

#cf756d

#d8918a

#e2aca7

#ecc8c5

#f5e3e2

Tones

Color #c55a50 mixed toward gray.

#bb625a

#b16a63

#a8726d

#9e7a77

#948281

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a153 · ΔE 40.5

Deuteranopia

#a7ae53 · ΔE 45

Tritanopia

#c15555 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c55a50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c55a50]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c55a50 (#c55a50) is rgb(197, 90, 80) in RGB.

No, #c55a50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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