#C9383D#C9383D

#C9383D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.182 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9383D
RGB	rgb(201, 56, 61)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 69.7%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.43, 56.93, 31.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.43, 65.00, 28.86°)
OKLab	oklab(56.02% 0.1665 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(56.02% 0.182 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.3468, 15.5867, 6.0352)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9383D #38C9C4

analogous

#C93885 #C9383D #C97B38

triadic

#C9383D #3DC938 #383DC9

tetradic

#C9383D #85C938 #38C9C4 #7B38C9

square

#C9383D #85C938 #38C9C4 #7B38C9

split-complementary

#C9383D #38C97B #3885C9

monochromatic

#6A1D1F #9A2A2E #C9383D #D6686C #E3989B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#C9383D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C9383D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9383D

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9383D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9383D	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625A3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867938

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9383d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 56, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.182 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27972',
    500: '#c9383d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9383d;
$custom-light: #e27972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9383d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.931,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56018,
    "c": 0.1816,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9383D

secondary

#8ECFCD

accent

#E1DB47

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEC

border

#D6C9C7

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9383D

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

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