#C9343B#C9343B
#C9343B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.185 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9343B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 52, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 59%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 74%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 70.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.90, 58.22, 31.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.90, 66.40, 28.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.61% 0.1702 0.0734) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.61% 0.185 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1077, 15.1932, 5.6947) |
| Luminance | 0.1519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.23
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.67
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 3.77
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.79
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.11
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9343B #34C9C2
analogous
#C93486 #C9343B #C97734
triadic
#C9343B #3BC934 #343BC9
tetradic
#C9343B #86C934 #34C9C2 #7734C9
square
#C9343B #86C934 #34C9C2 #7734C9
split-complementary
#C9343B #34C977 #3486C9
monochromatic
#681B1E #98272D #C9343B #D76369 #E39498
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#C9343B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#C9343B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9343B
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9343B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9343B | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60583A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857836
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9343b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 52, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.185 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27771',
500: '#c9343b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9343b; $custom-light: #e27771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9343b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 52,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.181,
"s": 58.893,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55614,
"c": 0.18532,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.15189
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9343B
secondary
#8ACECB
accent
#E2DB46
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A