#C9261D#C9261D

#C9261D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.199 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9261D
RGB	rgb(201, 38, 29)
HSL	hsl(3, 75%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(3, 86%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 85.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.08, 61.40, 46.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.08, 77.04, 37.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1741 0.0964)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.199 29)
XYZ	xyz(25.0054, 13.8966, 2.5279)
Luminance	0.1389 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9261D #1DC0C9

analogous

#C91D6A #C9261D #C97C1D

triadic

#C9261D #1DC926 #261DC9

tetradic

#C9261D #6AC91D #1DC0C9 #7C1DC9

square

#C9261D #6AC91D #1DC0C9 #7C1DC9

split-complementary

#C9261D #1DC97C #1D6AC9

monochromatic

#5E120E #941C15 #C9261D #E34840 #EB7B75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#C9261D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#C9261D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9261D

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9261D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9261D	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837512

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9261d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 38, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.199 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4715c',
    500: '#c9261d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9261d;
$custom-light: #e4715c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9261d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.14,
    "s": 74.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54165,
    "c": 0.19903,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.13892
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9261D

secondary

#70CDD2

accent

#E8F136

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#180904

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9261D

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

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