#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
RGBrgb(201, 40, 29)
HSLhsl(4, 75%, 45%)
HSVhsv(4, 86%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80.1%, 85.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LABlab(44.27, 60.87, 46.70)
CIE-LCHlch(44.27, 76.72, 37.50°)
OKLaboklab(54.31% 0.1725 0.0967)
OKLCHoklch(54.31% 0.198 29.3)
XYZxyz(25.0711, 14.0279, 2.5498)
Luminance0.1402 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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
##C9281D1.005.523.805.52
#FFFFFF5.521.0021.001.00
#0000003.8021.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.521.0021.001.00

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

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#C9281D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva