#C93638#C93638
#C93638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.184 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C93638 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 54, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 58%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 72.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.10, 57.40, 33.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.10, 66.68, 30.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.75% 0.1669 0.0772) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.75% 0.184 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1233, 15.3453, 5.3270) |
| Luminance | 0.1534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.01
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.93
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.52
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.57
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.11
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C93638 #36C9C7
analogous
#C93681 #C93638 #C97E36
triadic
#C93638 #38C936 #3638C9
tetradic
#C93638 #81C936 #36C9C7 #7E36C9
square
#C93638 #81C936 #36C9C7 #7E36C9
split-complementary
#C93638 #36C97E #3681C9
monochromatic
#691C1D #99292B #C93638 #D66668 #E39698
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#C93638 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#C93638 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C93638
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C93638 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C93638 | 1.00 | 5.16 | 4.07 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615937
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867933
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c93638; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 54, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.184 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e2786f',
500: '#c93638',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c93638; $custom-light: #e2786f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c93638",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 54,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.184,
"s": 57.647,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55754,
"c": 0.18391,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.15341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C93638
secondary
#8CCECD
accent
#E1DF47
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A