#C94E4E#C94E4E
#C94E4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.157 H 23.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 61.2%, 61.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.00, 48.95, 25.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.00, 55.33, 27.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.78% 0.1446 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.78% 0.157 23.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1896, 18.4200, 9.2772) |
| Luminance | 0.1842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 1.92
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.05
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.98
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.54
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.81
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94E4E #4EC9C9
analogous
#C94E8C #C94E4E #C98C4E
triadic
#C94E4E #4EC94E #4E4EC9
tetradic
#C94E4E #8CC94E #4EC9C9 #8C4EC9
square
#C94E4E #8CC94E #4EC9C9 #8C4EC9
split-complementary
#C94E4E #4EC98C #4E8CC9
monochromatic
#782525 #A73333 #C94E4E #D77D7D #E6ACAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#C94E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#C94E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C94E4E
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94E4E | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D674D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C814B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC364F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.157 23.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0857f',
500: '#c94e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94e4e; $custom-light: #e0857f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5878,
"c": 0.15735,
"h": 23.2
},
"luminance": 0.18416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94E4E
secondary
#9FD3D3
accent
#DDDD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160B0A
muted
#847C7C