#C94E27#C94E27
#C94E27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.165 H 37.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 78, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 68%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 81%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 80.6%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.52, 47.02, 46.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.52, 66.25, 44.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.26% 0.1313 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.26% 0.165 37.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1810, 18.0166, 3.9654) |
| Luminance | 0.1801 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.97
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.59
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.84
Deep Orange
#DC4D01
ΔE00 5.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.12
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94E27 #27A2C9
analogous
#C92751 #C94E27 #C99F27
triadic
#C94E27 #27C94E #4E27C9
tetradic
#C94E27 #51C927 #27A2C9 #9F27C9
square
#C94E27 #51C927 #27A2C9 #9F27C9
split-complementary
#C94E27 #27C99F #2751C9
monochromatic
#622613 #963A1D #C94E27 #DD7250 #E79B83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.56
#C94E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.60
#C94E27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C94E27
4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94E27 | 1.00 | 4.56 | 4.60 | 4.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#716521
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8022
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DD2F46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 78, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.165 37.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e28464',
500: '#c94e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94e27; $custom-light: #e28464; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 78,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.444,
"s": 67.5,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58259,
"c": 0.16529,
"h": 37.4
},
"luminance": 0.18013
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94E27
secondary
#7CBCD0
accent
#C1EA3D
background
#FFF8F6
surface
#FEEFEB
border
#D6CAC6
text
#170B06
muted
#857C7A