#C9492D#C9492D

#C9492D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.169 H 33.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C9492D
RGB	rgb(201, 73, 45)
HSL	hsl(11, 63%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(11, 78%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 77.6%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.73, 49.46, 42.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.73, 65.46, 40.93°)
OKLab	oklab(57.68% 0.1398 0.094)
OKLCH	oklch(57.68% 0.169 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.9466, 17.3759, 4.4171)
Luminance	0.1737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C9492D #2DADC9

analogous

#C92D5F #C9492D #C9972D

triadic

#C9492D #2DC949 #492DC9

tetradic

#C9492D #5FC92D #2DADC9 #972DC9

square

#C9492D #5FC92D #2DADC9 #972DC9

split-complementary

#C9492D #2DC997 #2D5FC9

monochromatic

#652517 #973722 #C9492D #DA7059 #E59B8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.69

#C9492D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.47

#C9492D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C9492D

4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C9492D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C9492D	1.00	4.69	4.47	4.69
#FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6229

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D7E28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DD2743

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c9492d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 73, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.169 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e28168',
    500: '#c9492d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c9492d;
$custom-light: #e28168;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c9492d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.769,
    "s": 63.415,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57683,
    "c": 0.1685,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17372
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C9492D

secondary

#83C1CF

accent

#C9E641

background

#FFF8F6

surface

#FEEFEB

border

#D6CAC6

text

#170B06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C9492D

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

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