#C93940#C93940

#C93940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.180 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C93940
RGB	rgb(201, 57, 64)
HSL	hsl(357, 57%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 72%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 68.2%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 56.72, 29.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 64.08, 27.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1664 0.0695)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.18 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4788, 15.7179, 6.4891)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C93940 #39C9C2

analogous

#C93988 #C93940 #C97A39

triadic

#C93940 #40C939 #3940C9

tetradic

#C93940 #88C939 #39C9C2 #7A39C9

square

#C93940 #88C939 #39C9C2 #7A39C9

split-complementary

#C93940 #39C97A #3988C9

monochromatic

#6B1D21 #9B2A30 #C93940 #D6696E #E3999D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#C93940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C93940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C93940

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C93940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C93940	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD003D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c93940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 57, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.180 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17975',
    500: '#c93940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c93940;
$custom-light: #e17975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c93940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.083,
    "s": 57.143,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56162,
    "c": 0.18039,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15714
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C93940

secondary

#8FCFCC

accent

#E0D947

background

#FFF7F7

surface

#FEEEED

border

#D6C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C93940

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

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