Color reference

#C55242 color reference

Clear Mid-light Orange-red

This is a clear, mid-light orange-red under the deterministic OKLCH hue, lightness, and chroma ranges. Its closest standardized CSS named color is Indian Red (#CD5C5C), measured with straight-line OKLab distance.

Descriptive label
Clear Mid-light Orange-red
Recommended text
Black · 4.66:1
Relative luminance
0.182983
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Formats UI preview Contrast 50–900 scale Harmonies Matches Related colors Color vision Exports

Copyable values

#C55242 in common color formats

Values are calculated from the same opaque sRGB color. Display rounding does not alter the internal calculations.

Color conversions for #C55242
Format Value Action
HEX #C55242
RGB rgb(197 82 66)
HSL hsl(7 53.04% 51.57%)
HSV hsv(7 66.5% 77.25%)
HWB hwb(7 25.88% 22.75%)
XYZ D65 color(xyz-d65 0.270259 0.183001 0.072636)
LAB lab(50.4545% 46.131 33.548)
LCH lch(50.4545% 57.0398 36.026)
OKLAB oklab(58.4871% 0.130173 0.075799)
OKLCH oklch(58.4871% 0.150633 30.2122)

Real-world test

Try #C55242 on interface components

Preview the source as a primary action, subtle status, form treatment, and card surface. Persistent state controls help touch and keyboard users inspect the same normal, hover, and active colors.

Normal state uses #C55242 with black text at 4.66:1.

Action

Primary button

Use the controls above or point to and press the button to inspect its visual states.

Status

Subtle alert badge

A 12% source tint over white provides the background; readable text is selected separately.

Ready for review

Form

Border and focus ring

Source ring on white: 4.51:1 · meets the 3:1 non-text threshold where applicable.

Surface

Card component

The selected state becomes the card surface with its strongest black-or-white text pairing.

Design system Color decision ready Review states and surrounding surfaces before shipping.

Accessibility diagnostics

WCAG contrast for exact color pairs

Each result applies only to the named foreground, background, text size, and requirement. It is not a complete accessibility or component-conformance claim.

Source #C55242 Exact pair assessment Results for source text on white appear below.

On white

4.51:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1
Source #C55242 Exact pair assessment Results for source text on black appear below.

On black

4.66:1

  • Pass AA normal text · 4.5:1
  • Fail AAA normal text · 7:1
  • Pass AA large text · 3:1
  • Pass UI/non-text where applicable · 3:1

Use guidance

What this color may be suitable for

Pass in a tested context

Normal-sized text

#C55242 reaches 4.51:1 on white, meeting WCAG AA for normal text in that exact pairing.

Potential fit

Controls and interface graphics

Against Hue Codex paper, the color reaches 4.31:1. That meets the 3:1 color-contrast threshold where WCAG 1.4.11 applies, but states, shape, and non-color cues still need review.

Readable pairing available

Colored surface or button fill

Black text provides the stronger black/white pairing on #C55242 at 4.66:1. This validates only that text pair, not hover, focus, disabled, or adjacent-color states.

Distinctive accent

Palette role

Its OKLCH chroma of 0.1506 gives it enough visual presence for an accent or primary role when the tested foreground and neighboring colors pass.

Pair available

Color used as foreground

The stronger black/white background is black at 4.66:1. Always retest against the actual rendered background and text size.

Tested backgrounds

Foreground pairing comparison

#C55242 foreground contrast on tested backgrounds
Pair Background Contrast ratio
Black#000000 4.66:1
White#FFFFFF 4.51:1
Hue Codex paper#FBFAF5 4.31:1
Soft neutral#F2EFE6 3.92:1
Hue Codex ink#10212B 3.66:1
Check #C55242 on another background in Contrast Checker

Design-system starting point

A perceptual 50–900 reference scale

The source color is preserved at the nearest lightness step. Other swatches keep its OKLCH hue, moderate chroma toward the extremes, and reduce chroma only when needed to remain in sRGB.

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This is a Hue Codex reference scale, not a claim that the values match Tailwind, Material, or another framework’s named palette.

Adjust the #C55242 scale in Tints, Shades & Tones

Color relationships

Complementary, analogous, and triadic colors

Hue rotations use OKLCH while preserving lightness and requested chroma. When a rotated result falls outside sRGB, chroma is reduced deterministically and disclosed.

Complementary

Source #C55242
Complement Chroma fitted to sRGB

Analogous

Source #C55242
Analogous −30°
Analogous +30° Chroma fitted to sRGB

Triadic

Source #C55242
Triad +120°
Triad +240°

Applied pairing

A small interface check

The source anchors the main action while the complement marks a secondary status. Contrast is selected separately for each fill.

Project color Clear Mid-light Orange-red
Complement
Explore #C55242 in Color Harmonies

Distance matching

Closest standardized and framework colors

Matches use straight-line OKLab distance ×100. A smaller value means the coordinates are closer in this model; it is not a claim that two tokens are interchangeable in a design system.

CSS named color

Indian Red

#CD5C5C

OKLab distance ×100: 3.74

Tailwind v4 default

orange-700

oklch(55.3% 0.195 38.402)

OKLab distance ×100: 5.99 · sRGB preview #CA3500

Print boundary

Pantone match not estimated

Reliable print matching needs licensed reference data plus a defined ink, paper, profile, and viewing condition.

Read the print methodology

Color-vision screening

Approximate color-vision-deficiency views

These encoded-sRGB matrix previews are screening approximations. They help reveal possible color-only distinctions but do not reproduce every person’s vision or establish accessibility conformance.

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Protanopia

Red-vision deficiency approximation

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Deuteranopia

Green-vision deficiency approximation

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Tritanopia

Blue-yellow deficiency approximation

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Approx.#737373

Achromatopsia

Monochromatic-vision approximation

Test #C55242 with a complete palette in the CVD Simulator

Ready to use

Copy framework-ready color tokens

Exports preserve the source, readable foreground, and generated 50–900 scale. Tailwind v4 CSS-first and Tailwind v3 JavaScript-config formats are labeled separately.

CSS custom properties

Semantic aliases and the complete 50–900 scale.

:root {
  --color-primary: #C55242;
  --color-on-primary: #000000;
  --color-primary-oklch: oklch(58.4871% 0.150633 30.2122);
  --color-primary-50: #FFF2EF;
  --color-primary-100: #FFD2CA;
  --color-primary-200: #FFAB9D;
  --color-primary-300: #EF8B7A;
  --color-primary-400: #DA6E5D;
  --color-primary-500: #C55242;
  --color-primary-600: #A53B2D;
  --color-primary-700: #882419;
  --color-primary-800: #6C0A03;
  --color-primary-900: #4A0200;
}

Tailwind v4 CSS-first theme

Current @theme syntax for bg-brand, text-brand, and scale utilities.

@import "tailwindcss";

@theme {
  --color-brand: #C55242;
  --color-brand-foreground: #000000;
  --color-brand-50: #FFF2EF;
  --color-brand-100: #FFD2CA;
  --color-brand-200: #FFAB9D;
  --color-brand-300: #EF8B7A;
  --color-brand-400: #DA6E5D;
  --color-brand-500: #C55242;
  --color-brand-600: #A53B2D;
  --color-brand-700: #882419;
  --color-brand-800: #6C0A03;
  --color-brand-900: #4A0200;
}

Tailwind v3 / legacy config

CommonJS theme.extend.colors for JavaScript-config projects.

module.exports = {
  theme: {
    extend: {
      colors: {
        brand: {
          '50': '#FFF2EF',
          '100': '#FFD2CA',
          '200': '#FFAB9D',
          '300': '#EF8B7A',
          '400': '#DA6E5D',
          '500': '#C55242',
          '600': '#A53B2D',
          '700': '#882419',
          '800': '#6C0A03',
          '900': '#4A0200',
          DEFAULT: '#C55242',
          foreground: '#000000',
        },
      },
    },
  },
};

Sass variables

Semantic source, foreground, OKLCH, and scale variables.

$color-primary: #C55242;
$color-on-primary: #000000;
$color-primary-oklch: oklch(58.4871% 0.150633 30.2122);
$color-primary-50: #FFF2EF;
$color-primary-100: #FFD2CA;
$color-primary-200: #FFAB9D;
$color-primary-300: #EF8B7A;
$color-primary-400: #DA6E5D;
$color-primary-500: #C55242;
$color-primary-600: #A53B2D;
$color-primary-700: #882419;
$color-primary-800: #6C0A03;
$color-primary-900: #4A0200;

Modern color-mix()

Static fallbacks followed by OKLab tint and shade declarations.

:root {
  --color-primary: #C55242;
  --color-primary-tint: #FFAB9D;
  --color-primary-tint: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 72%, white);
  --color-primary-shade: #882419;
  --color-primary-shade: color-mix(in oklab, var(--color-primary) 82%, black);
}

JSON design data

Source formats, readable text, and the generated scale.

{
    "name": "Clear Mid-light Orange-red",
    "hex": "#C55242",
    "rgb": "rgb(197 82 66)",
    "oklch": "oklch(58.4871% 0.150633 30.2122)",
    "recommendedText": "#000000",
    "scale": {
        "50": "#FFF2EF",
        "100": "#FFD2CA",
        "200": "#FFAB9D",
        "300": "#EF8B7A",
        "400": "#DA6E5D",
        "500": "#C55242",
        "600": "#A53B2D",
        "700": "#882419",
        "800": "#6C0A03",
        "900": "#4A0200"
    }
}

Continue the decision

Use #C55242 in a complete workflow

Reference values are a starting point. Test the color in its real role, background, states, typography, and surrounding palette before shipping.

Adjust #C55242 in Color PickerStart with this exact color and white as the working background for role and accessibility decisions. Build a palette from #C55242 in Palette GeneratorUse this exact HEX as the seed for a deterministic, role-based palette. Check #C55242 on white in Contrast CheckerStart with this color as the foreground and white as the background, then test the real pair.