#C9474D#C9474D
#C9474D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.165 H 21.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9474D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 71, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.7%, 61.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.84, 51.95, 24.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.84, 57.61, 25.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.9% 0.1539 0.06) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.9% 0.165 21.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6829, 17.4636, 8.9328) |
| Luminance | 0.1746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.34
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.35
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9474D #47C9C3
analogous
#C9478E #C9474D #C98247
triadic
#C9474D #4DC947 #474DC9
tetradic
#C9474D #8EC947 #47C9C3 #8247C9
square
#C9474D #8EC947 #47C9C3 #8247C9
split-complementary
#C9474D #47C982 #478EC9
monochromatic
#742226 #A33035 #C9474D #D7767B #E5A6A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#C9474D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C9474D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C9474D
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9474D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9474D | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.49 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#69634C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897E4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC2B4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9474d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 71, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.165 21.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0817e',
500: '#c9474d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9474d; $custom-light: #e0817e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9474d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 71,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.231,
"s": 54.622,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57902,
"c": 0.16515,
"h": 21.3
},
"luminance": 0.1746
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9474D
secondary
#9AD2CF
accent
#DED74A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFEE
border
#D5CAC9
text
#170B0A
muted
#857C7C