#C94251#C94251

#C94251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.170 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C94251
RGB	rgb(201, 66, 81)
HSL	hsl(353, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(353, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 59.7%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.15, 54.29, 21.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.15, 58.43, 21.69°)
OKLab	oklab(57.41% 0.162 0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(57.41% 0.17 18)
XYZ	xyz(27.5235, 16.9118, 9.5980)
Luminance	0.1691 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C94251 #42C9BA

analogous

#C94295 #C94251 #C97642

triadic

#C94251 #51C942 #4251C9

tetradic

#C94251 #95C942 #42C9BA #7642C9

square

#C94251 #95C942 #42C9BA #7642C9

split-complementary

#C94251 #42C976 #4295C9

monochromatic

#702029 #A02E3A #C94251 #D7727D #E4A1A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#C94251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#C94251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C94251

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C94251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C94251	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877D4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC2348

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c94251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 66, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.170 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07e81',
    500: '#c94251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c94251;
$custom-light: #e07e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c94251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5741,
    "c": 0.17038,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.16908
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C94251

secondary

#96D1CA

accent

#DFCE49

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFEE

border

#D5CAC9

text

#170A0A

muted

#857C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C94251

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

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