#C94937#C94937
#C94937 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.166 H 30.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94937 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 73, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 57%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 73%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 72.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.84, 49.87, 37.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.84, 62.47, 37.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.8% 0.143 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.8% 0.166 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1624, 17.4623, 5.5540) |
| Luminance | 0.1746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.69
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.53
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.99
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.12
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.34
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94937 #37B7C9
analogous
#C9376E #C94937 #C99237
triadic
#C94937 #37C949 #4937C9
tetradic
#C94937 #6EC937 #37B7C9 #9237C9
square
#C94937 #6EC937 #37B7C9 #9237C9
split-complementary
#C94937 #37C992 #376EC9
monochromatic
#69261C #993729 #C94937 #D67567 #E3A197
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#C94937 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#C94937 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C94937
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94937 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94937 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7E33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2946
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94937; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 73, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.166 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e1826f',
500: '#c94937',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94937; $custom-light: #e1826f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94937",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 73,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.397,
"s": 57.48,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57797,
"c": 0.16641,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.17458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94937
secondary
#8DC6CF
accent
#CEE147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A