#C94A39#C94A39
#C94A39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.165 H 30.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94A39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 74, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 72%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 63.2%, 71.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.02, 49.53, 36.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.02, 61.65, 36.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.95% 0.1424 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.95% 0.165 30.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2776, 17.6143, 5.8336) |
| Luminance | 0.1761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.12
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.63
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.71
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.17
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94A39 #39B8C9
analogous
#C93970 #C94A39 #C99239
triadic
#C94A39 #39C94A #4A39C9
tetradic
#C94A39 #70C939 #39B8C9 #9239C9
square
#C94A39 #70C939 #39B8C9 #9239C9
split-complementary
#C94A39 #39C992 #3970C9
monochromatic
#6B261D #9B372A #C94A39 #D67669 #E3A299
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#C94A39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#C94A39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C94A39
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94A39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94A39 | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6336
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2B47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94a39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 74, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.165 30.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e18270',
500: '#c94a39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94a39; $custom-light: #e18270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94a39",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 74,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.083,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57946,
"c": 0.16503,
"h": 30.4
},
"luminance": 0.1761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94A39
secondary
#8FC7CF
accent
#CEE047
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170B07
muted
#857C7A