#C9342D#C9342D
#C9342D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.187 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9342D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 52, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 77.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.73, 57.65, 39.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.73, 70.03, 34.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.43% 0.1654 0.0872) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.43% 0.187 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7921, 15.0670, 4.0323) |
| Luminance | 0.1506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.03
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.87
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.85
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.07
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.40
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9342D #2DC2C9
analogous
#C92D74 #C9342D #C9822D
triadic
#C9342D #2DC934 #342DC9
tetradic
#C9342D #74C92D #2DC2C9 #822DC9
square
#C9342D #74C92D #2DC2C9 #822DC9
split-complementary
#C9342D #2DC982 #2D74C9
monochromatic
#651A17 #972722 #C9342D #DA5F59 #E58F8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#C9342D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#C9342D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9342D
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9342D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9342D | 1.00 | 5.23 | 4.01 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61582B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867827
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9342d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 52, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.187 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37767',
500: '#c9342d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9342d; $custom-light: #e37767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9342d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 52,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.692,
"s": 63.415,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55431,
"c": 0.18699,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.15063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9342D
secondary
#83CCCF
accent
#DFE641
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A