#C93737#C93737

#C93737 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.183 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C93737
RGB	rgb(201, 55, 55)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 72.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 57.00, 34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 66.70, 31.28°)
OKLab	oklab(55.84% 0.1655 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(55.84% 0.183 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.1461, 15.4297, 5.2152)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C93737 #37C9C9

analogous

#C93780 #C93737 #C98037

triadic

#C93737 #37C937 #3737C9

tetradic

#C93737 #80C937 #37C9C9 #8037C9

square

#C93737 #80C937 #37C9C9 #8037C9

split-complementary

#C93737 #37C980 #3780C9

monochromatic

#691C1C #992929 #C93737 #D66767 #E39797

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#C93737 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#C93737 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C93737

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C93737	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C93737	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625935

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867932

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD0039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c93737;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 55, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.183 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e2786e',
    500: '#c93737',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c93737;
$custom-light: #e2786e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c93737",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.48,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55835,
    "c": 0.18316,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15426
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C93737

secondary

#8DCFCF

accent

#E1E147

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C93737

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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