#C9372F#C9372F
#C9372F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.184 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9372F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 55, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 62%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 77%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 76.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.12, 56.68, 39.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.12, 68.84, 34.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.73% 0.1628 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.73% 0.184 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9697, 15.3591, 4.2860) |
| Luminance | 0.1535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.73
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.74
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.30
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.42
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.57
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9372F #2FC1C9
analogous
#C92F74 #C9372F #C9842F
triadic
#C9372F #2FC937 #372FC9
tetradic
#C9372F #74C92F #2FC1C9 #842FC9
square
#C9372F #74C92F #2FC1C9 #842FC9
split-complementary
#C9372F #2FC984 #2F74C9
monochromatic
#661C18 #972923 #C9372F #D9635C #E5928E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#C9372F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#C9372F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9372F
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9372F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9372F | 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)
#62592D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877929
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9372f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 55, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.184 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37868',
500: '#c9372f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9372f; $custom-light: #e37868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9372f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 55,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.117,
"s": 62.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55734,
"c": 0.18423,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.15355
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9372F
secondary
#85CBCF
accent
#DDE543
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A