#c45e55

Color #c45e55

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 5.52 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#c45e55

RGB

rgb(196, 94, 85)

HSL

hsl(4.9, 48.5%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.9, 56.6%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 52%, 56.6%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(52.29, 39.97, 24.49)

LCH

lch(52.29, 46.88, 31.5)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1324, 26.86)

HWB

hwb(4.9, 33.3%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55bbc4

Analogous

#c45583

#c45e55

#c49655

Triadic

#c45e55

#55c45e

#5e55c4

Split-complementary

#c45e55

#55c496

#5583c4

Tetradic

#c45e55

#bbc455

#55bbc4

#5e55c4

Square

#c45e55

#83c455

#55bbc4

#9655c4

Shades

Color #c45e55 mixed toward black.

#ae463c

#8b3830

#682a24

#461c18

#230e0c

Tints

Color #c45e55 mixed toward white.

#ce7971

#d8948e

#e2afaa

#ebc9c6

#f5e4e3

Tones

Color #c45e55 mixed toward gray.

#bb665e

#b26e67

#a87571

#9f7d7a

#968583

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a2a157 · ΔE 39.4

Deuteranopia

#a7ad58 · ΔE 43.4

Tritanopia

#c05959 · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c45e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c45e55]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c45e55 (#c45e55) is rgb(196, 94, 85) in RGB.

No, #c45e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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