#C93235#C93235
#C93235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.188 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C93235 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 50, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 60%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 75%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 73.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.58, 58.62, 35.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.58, 68.31, 30.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.35% 0.1702 0.0791) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.35% 0.188 24.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8736, 14.9598, 4.8926) |
| Luminance | 0.1496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.63
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.21
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.29
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.61
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.97
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C93235 #32C9C6
analogous
#C93281 #C93235 #C97B32
triadic
#C93235 #35C932 #3235C9
tetradic
#C93235 #81C932 #32C9C6 #7B32C9
square
#C93235 #81C932 #32C9C6 #7B32C9
split-complementary
#C93235 #32C97B #3281C9
monochromatic
#671A1B #982628 #C93235 #D86163 #E49293
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C93235 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#C93235 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C93235
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C93235 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C93235 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5733
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85782F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c93235; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 50, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.188 24.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2766c',
500: '#c93235',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c93235; $custom-light: #e2766c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c93235",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 50,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.808,
"s": 60.159,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55351,
"c": 0.18762,
"h": 24.9
},
"luminance": 0.14956
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C93235
secondary
#88CFCD
accent
#E3E044
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170907
muted
#857B7A