#C16159#C16159

#C16159 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.125 H 26.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C16159
RGB	rgb(193, 97, 89)
HSL	hsl(5, 46%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(5, 54%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 53.9%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.52, 37.63, 22.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.52, 43.78, 30.75°)
OKLab	oklab(60.51% 0.1117 0.0552)
OKLCH	oklch(60.51% 0.125 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.0723, 20.6112, 11.9493)
Luminance	0.2061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C16159 #59B9C1

analogous

#C15985 #C16159 #C19559

triadic

#C16159 #59C161 #6159C1

tetradic

#C16159 #85C159 #59B9C1 #9559C1

square

#C16159 #85C159 #59B9C1 #9559C1

split-complementary

#C16159 #59C195 #5985C1

monochromatic

#74312B #A1443C #C16159 #D28B86 #E2B6B2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.10

#C16159 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.12

#C16159 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C16159

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C16159	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C16159	1.00	4.10	5.12	5.12
#FFFFFF	4.10	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787158

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8557

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D2525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c16159;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(193, 97, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.125 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d89088',
    500: '#c16159',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c16159;
$custom-light: #d89088;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c16159",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 193,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.615,
    "s": 45.614,
    "l": 55.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60505,
    "c": 0.12455,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20608
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C16159

secondary

#A5CDD1

accent

#CBD553

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FBF1EF

border

#D4CBCA

text

#150D0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C16159

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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