#C93A27#C93A27
#C93A27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.183 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C93A27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 58, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 68%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 81%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 80.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.44, 55.32, 43.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.44, 70.49, 38.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.94% 0.157 0.0939) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.94% 0.183 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9697, 15.5941, 3.5616) |
| Luminance | 0.1559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 5.76
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.95
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.07
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 7.09
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C93A27 #27B6C9
analogous
#C92765 #C93A27 #C98B27
triadic
#C93A27 #27C93A #3A27C9
tetradic
#C93A27 #65C927 #27B6C9 #8B27C9
square
#C93A27 #65C927 #27B6C9 #8B27C9
split-complementary
#C93A27 #27C98B #2765C9
monochromatic
#621C13 #962B1D #C93A27 #DD6150 #E78F83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#C93A27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#C93A27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C93A27
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C93A27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C93A27 | 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)
#655A23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c93a27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 58, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.183 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e37963',
500: '#c93a27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c93a27; $custom-light: #e37963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c93a27",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 58,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.037,
"s": 67.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55944,
"c": 0.18291,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.1559
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C93A27
secondary
#7CC6D0
accent
#D6EA3D
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FFEEEB
border
#D7C9C6
text
#170A05
muted
#857C7A