#C9383F#C9383F

#C9383F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.181 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9383F
RGB	rgb(201, 56, 63)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 68.7%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.46, 57.03, 30.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.46, 64.54, 27.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.1672 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.181 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.4017, 15.6087, 6.3242)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9383F #38C9C2

analogous

#C93888 #C9383F #C97938

triadic

#C9383F #3FC938 #383FC9

tetradic

#C9383F #88C938 #38C9C2 #7938C9

square

#C9383F #88C938 #38C9C2 #7938C9

split-complementary

#C9383F #38C979 #3888C9

monochromatic

#6A1D20 #9A2A2F #C9383F #D6686D #E3989C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#C9383F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C9383F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9383F

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9383F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9383F	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)

#615A3E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86793A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD003C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9383f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 56, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.181 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e27974',
    500: '#c9383f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9383f;
$custom-light: #e27974;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9383f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.103,
    "s": 57.312,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56049,
    "c": 0.1814,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15605
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9383F

secondary

#8ECFCC

accent

#E1D947

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9383F

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

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