#C9393D#C9393D
#C9393D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.181 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9393D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 57, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 69.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.56, 56.57, 31.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.56, 64.76, 29.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.12% 0.1653 0.0729) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.12% 0.181 23.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3957, 15.6846, 6.0515) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.60
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.11
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.55
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.69
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9393D #39C9C5
analogous
#C93985 #C9393D #C97D39
triadic
#C9393D #3DC939 #393DC9
tetradic
#C9393D #85C939 #39C9C5 #7D39C9
square
#C9393D #85C939 #39C9C5 #7D39C9
split-complementary
#C9393D #39C97D #3985C9
monochromatic
#6B1D1F #9B2A2D #C9393D #D6696C #E3999B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#C9393D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#C9393D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9393D
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9393D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9393D | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625B3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD003C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9393d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 57, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.181 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e27972',
500: '#c9393d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9393d; $custom-light: #e27972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9393d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 57,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.333,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56115,
"c": 0.18069,
"h": 23.8
},
"luminance": 0.15681
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9393D
secondary
#8FCFCD
accent
#E0DC47
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEC
border
#D6C9C7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B