#C9373A#C9373A
#C9373A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.183 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9373A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 55, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 71.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.26, 57.14, 32.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.26, 65.95, 29.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.88% 0.1665 0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.88% 0.183 24.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2202, 15.4593, 5.6055) |
| Luminance | 0.1545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.78
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.75
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.30
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.49
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.92
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9373A #37C9C6
analogous
#C93783 #C9373A #C97D37
triadic
#C9373A #3AC937 #373AC9
tetradic
#C9373A #83C937 #37C9C6 #7D37C9
square
#C9373A #83C937 #37C9C6 #7D37C9
split-complementary
#C9373A #37C97D #3783C9
monochromatic
#691C1E #99292C #C9373A #D66769 #E39799
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#C9373A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#C9373A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9373A
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9373A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9373A | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615A39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867935
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9373a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 55, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.183 24.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27870',
500: '#c9373a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9373a; $custom-light: #e27870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9373a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 55,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.767,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55877,
"c": 0.1828,
"h": 24.4
},
"luminance": 0.15455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9373A
secondary
#8DCFCD
accent
#E1DE47
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A