#C9463B#C9463B
#C9463B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.169 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9463B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 70, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 71%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 70.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.41, 51.35, 34.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.41, 62.07, 34.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.49% 0.1485 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.49% 0.169 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0698, 17.1174, 6.0154) |
| Luminance | 0.1711 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.89
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.49
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.77
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.31
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.42
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9463B #3BBEC9
analogous
#C93B77 #C9463B #C98D3B
triadic
#C9463B #3BC946 #463BC9
tetradic
#C9463B #77C93B #3BBEC9 #8D3BC9
square
#C9463B #77C93B #3BBEC9 #8D3BC9
split-complementary
#C9463B #3BC98D #3B77C9
monochromatic
#6C241E #9C342B #C9463B #D6736B #E3A19B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.75
#C9463B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.42
#C9463B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9463B
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9463B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9463B | 1.00 | 4.75 | 4.42 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6139
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2444
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9463b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 70, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.169 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18071',
500: '#c9463b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9463b; $custom-light: #e18071; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9463b",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 70,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.648,
"s": 56.8,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57491,
"c": 0.16857,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.17114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9463B
secondary
#90CACF
accent
#D4E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B