#C94256#C94256

#C94256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.170 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C94256
RGB	rgb(201, 66, 86)
HSL	hsl(351, 56%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(351, 67%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 57.2%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.25, 54.65, 18.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.25, 57.76, 18.89°)
OKLab	oklab(57.52% 0.164 0.0463)
OKLCH	oklch(57.52% 0.17 15.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.7179, 16.9896, 10.6220)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C94256 #42C9B5

analogous

#C9429A #C94256 #C97142

triadic

#C94256 #56C942 #4256C9

tetradic

#C94256 #9AC942 #42C9B5 #7142C9

square

#C94256 #9AC942 #42C9B5 #7142C9

split-complementary

#C94256 #42C971 #429AC9

monochromatic

#70202C #A02E3F #C94256 #D77281 #E4A1AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#C94256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#C94256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C94256

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C94256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C94256	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#646156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DC254A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c94256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 66, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.170 15.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07e85',
    500: '#c94256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c94256;
$custom-light: #e07e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c94256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.111,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57515,
    "c": 0.17037,
    "h": 15.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C94256

secondary

#96D1C8

accent

#DFC949

background

#FEF8F8

surface

#FDEFEF

border

#D5CACA

text

#160B0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C94256

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

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