#C94942#C94942
#C94942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.164 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94942 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 73, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.7%, 67.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.98, 50.43, 31.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.98, 59.48, 32.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.95% 0.147 0.0736) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.95% 0.164 26.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4561, 17.5797, 7.1007) |
| Luminance | 0.1758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.26
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.11
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 3.82
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.18
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.37
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94942 #42C2C9
analogous
#C9427F #C94942 #C98C42
triadic
#C94942 #42C949 #4942C9
tetradic
#C94942 #7FC942 #42C2C9 #8C42C9
square
#C94942 #7FC942 #42C2C9 #8C42C9
split-complementary
#C94942 #42C98C #427FC9
monochromatic
#702420 #A0342E #C94942 #D77772 #E4A5A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.65
#C94942 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C94942 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C94942
4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94942 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94942 | 1.00 | 4.65 | 4.52 | 4.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6340
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7F3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC2B48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94942; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 73, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.164 26.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18276',
500: '#c94942',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94942; $custom-light: #e18276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94942",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 73,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.111,
"s": 55.556,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57953,
"c": 0.16439,
"h": 26.6
},
"luminance": 0.17576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94942
secondary
#96CED1
accent
#D7DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#170B08
muted
#857C7B