#C9281D#C9281D

#C9281D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.198 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9281D
RGB	rgb(201, 40, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 75%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 86%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 85.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.27, 60.87, 46.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.27, 76.72, 37.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1725 0.0967)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.198 29.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0711, 14.0279, 2.5498)
Luminance	0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9281D #1DBEC9

analogous

#C91D68 #C9281D #C97E1D

triadic

#C9281D #1DC928 #281DC9

tetradic

#C9281D #68C91D #1DBEC9 #7E1DC9

square

#C9281D #68C91D #1DBEC9 #7E1DC9

split-complementary

#C9281D #1DC97E #1D68C9

monochromatic

#5E130E #941D15 #C9281D #E34A40 #EB7D75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#C9281D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#C9281D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9281D

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9281D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9281D	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5219

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847512

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DE0028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9281d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 40, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.198 29.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e4725c',
    500: '#c9281d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9281d;
$custom-light: #e4725c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9281d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.837,
    "s": 74.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54305,
    "c": 0.19775,
    "h": 29.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9281D

secondary

#70CCD2

accent

#E5F136

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#180904

muted

#867B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9281D

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

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