#C84940#C84940
#C84940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.164 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C84940 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(200, 73, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 68%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.5%, 68%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.78, 49.97, 32.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.78, 59.56, 32.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.76% 0.1453 0.0753) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.76% 0.164 27.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1302, 17.4184, 6.7830) |
| Luminance | 0.1741 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.44
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.57
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.42
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.48
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C84940 #40BFC8
analogous
#C8407B #C84940 #C88D40
triadic
#C84940 #40C849 #4940C8
tetradic
#C84940 #7BC840 #40BFC8 #8D40C8
square
#C84940 #7BC840 #40BFC8 #8D40C8
split-complementary
#C84940 #40C88D #407BC8
monochromatic
#6E2520 #9D352D #C84940 #D67670 #E3A49F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C84940 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.48
#C84940 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C84940
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C84940 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C84940 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.48 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B633E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB2B48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c84940; /* rgb */ color: rgb(200, 73, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.164 27.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08275',
500: '#c84940',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c84940; $custom-light: #e08275; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c84940",
"rgb": {
"r": 200,
"g": 73,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.971,
"s": 55.285,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57762,
"c": 0.16363,
"h": 27.4
},
"luminance": 0.17415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C84940
secondary
#94CCD0
accent
#D5DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B