#C9392B#C9392B
#C9392B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.183 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9392B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 57, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 78.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 55.82, 41.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 69.55, 36.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.88% 0.1593 0.0904) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.88% 0.183 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9896, 15.5222, 3.9126) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.86
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.90
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.38
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.65
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9392B #2BBBC9
analogous
#C92B6C #C9392B #C9882B
triadic
#C9392B #2BC939 #392BC9
tetradic
#C9392B #6CC92B #2BBBC9 #882BC9
square
#C9392B #6CC92B #2BBBC9 #882BC9
split-complementary
#C9392B #2BC988 #2B6CC9
monochromatic
#641C15 #972B20 #C9392B #DB6256 #E69189
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#C9392B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#C9392B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9392B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9392B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9392B | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887925
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9392b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 57, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.183 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37966',
500: '#c9392b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9392b; $custom-light: #e37966; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9392b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 57,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.316,
"s": 64.754,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55884,
"c": 0.18312,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.15518
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9392B
secondary
#80C8CF
accent
#D9E840
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A