#C94C23#C94C23
#C94C23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.168 H 37.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94C23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 76, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 70%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 83%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62.2%, 82.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.14, 47.80, 48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.14, 67.88, 45.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.97% 0.133 0.1025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.97% 0.168 37.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9782, 17.7116, 3.5879) |
| Luminance | 0.1771 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.46
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.35
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 5.66
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.01
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 6.02
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94C23 #23A0C9
analogous
#C9234D #C94C23 #C99F23
triadic
#C94C23 #23C94C #4C23C9
tetradic
#C94C23 #4DC923 #23A0C9 #9F23C9
square
#C94C23 #4DC923 #23A0C9 #9F23C9
split-complementary
#C94C23 #23C99F #234DC9
monochromatic
#612511 #95381A #C94C23 #DF6F4A #E9987E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.62
#C94C23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.54
#C94C23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C94C23
4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94C23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94C23 | 1.00 | 4.62 | 4.54 | 4.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70631C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F7F1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2B44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94c23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 76, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.168 37.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28362',
500: '#c94c23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94c23; $custom-light: #e28362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94c23",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 76,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.819,
"s": 70.339,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57968,
"c": 0.16793,
"h": 37.6
},
"luminance": 0.17708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94C23
secondary
#77BBD1
accent
#C1ED3B
background
#FFF8F5
surface
#FEEFEA
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B05
muted
#857C79