#C9462E#C9462E

#C9462E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.171 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9462E
RGB	rgb(201, 70, 46)
HSL	hsl(9, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(9, 77%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 77.1%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.26, 50.79, 41.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.26, 65.82, 39.50°)
OKLab	oklab(57.33% 0.1441 0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(57.33% 0.171 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.7737, 16.9990, 4.4556)
Luminance	0.1699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9462E #2EB1C9

analogous

#C92E64 #C9462E #C9932E

triadic

#C9462E #2EC946 #462EC9

tetradic

#C9462E #64C92E #2EB1C9 #932EC9

square

#C9462E #64C92E #2EB1C9 #932EC9

split-complementary

#C9462E #2EC993 #2E64C9

monochromatic

#652317 #973523 #C9462E #D96E5B #E59A8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#C9462E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#C9462E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9462E

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9462E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9462E	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B602A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C7D29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD2141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9462e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 70, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.171 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28068',
    500: '#c9462e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9462e;
$custom-light: #e28068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9462e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.29,
    "s": 62.753,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57331,
    "c": 0.17105,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9462E

secondary

#84C3CF

accent

#CCE642

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9462E

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

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