#C84937#C84937
#C84937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.165 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C84937 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 73, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 72.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.67, 49.52, 37.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.67, 62.04, 37.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.64% 0.1421 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.64% 0.165 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8944, 17.3241, 5.5414) |
| Luminance | 0.1732 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.61
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.59
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.15
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.21
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C84937 #37B6C8
analogous
#C8376E #C84937 #C89137
triadic
#C84937 #37C849 #4937C8
tetradic
#C84937 #6EC837 #37B6C8 #9137C8
square
#C84937 #6EC837 #37B6C8 #9137C8
split-complementary
#C84937 #37C891 #376EC8
monochromatic
#68261D #98372A #C84937 #D57567 #E2A097
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.70
#C84937 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.46
#C84937 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C84937
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C84937 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C84937 | 1.00 | 4.70 | 4.46 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC2946
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c84937; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 73, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.165 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1816f',
500: '#c84937',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c84937; $custom-light: #e1816f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c84937",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 73,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.448,
"s": 56.863,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57636,
"c": 0.16533,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.1732
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C84937
secondary
#8DC6CE
accent
#CDE048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A