#C94440#C94440
#C94440 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.170 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 68, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.2%, 68.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.17, 52.44, 31.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.17, 61.28, 31.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.33% 0.1529 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.33% 0.17 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0828, 16.9258, 6.6904) |
| Luminance | 0.1692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.36
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.82
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.04
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94440 #40C5C9
analogous
#C94081 #C94440 #C98940
triadic
#C94440 #40C944 #4440C9
tetradic
#C94440 #81C940 #40C5C9 #8940C9
square
#C94440 #81C940 #40C5C9 #8940C9
split-complementary
#C94440 #40C989 #4081C9
monochromatic
#6F221F #9F302D #C94440 #D67370 #E4A19F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.79
#C94440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.38
#C94440 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C94440
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94440 | 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)
#68603E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7D3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2144
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 68, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.170 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e17f75',
500: '#c94440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94440; $custom-light: #e17f75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94440",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 68,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.752,
"s": 55.918,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57332,
"c": 0.16976,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.16922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94440
secondary
#94CFD0
accent
#DBDF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B