#C9352E#C9352E
#C9352E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.186 H 27.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9352E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 53, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 63%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 77.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.86, 57.34, 39.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.86, 69.54, 34.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.53% 0.1646 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.53% 0.186 27.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8567, 15.1650, 4.1499) |
| Luminance | 0.1516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.75
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.01
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.18
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.38
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9352E #2EC2C9
analogous
#C92E74 #C9352E #C9822E
triadic
#C9352E #2EC935 #352EC9
tetradic
#C9352E #74C92E #2EC2C9 #822EC9
square
#C9352E #74C92E #2EC2C9 #822EC9
split-complementary
#C9352E #2EC982 #2E74C9
monochromatic
#651B17 #972823 #C9352E #D9615B #E5918D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#C9352E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#C9352E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9352E
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9352E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9352E | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61582C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867828
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9352e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 53, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.186 27.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37768',
500: '#c9352e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9352e; $custom-light: #e37768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9352e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 53,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.71,
"s": 62.753,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55534,
"c": 0.18603,
"h": 27.7
},
"luminance": 0.15161
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9352E
secondary
#84CCCF
accent
#DEE642
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A