#C94F49#C94F49
#C94F49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.157 H 25.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C94F49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 79, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 60.7%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.09, 48.17, 28.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.09, 56.14, 30.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% 0.1412 0.0685) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.157 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0887, 18.4942, 8.3927) |
| Luminance | 0.1849 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.73
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.65
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.99
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.27
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.72
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C94F49 #49C3C9
analogous
#C94983 #C94F49 #C98F49
triadic
#C94F49 #49C94F #4F49C9
tetradic
#C94F49 #83C949 #49C3C9 #8F49C9
square
#C94F49 #83C949 #49C3C9 #8F49C9
split-complementary
#C94F49 #49C98F #4983C9
monochromatic
#752723 #A43631 #C94F49 #D77D78 #E5AAA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#C94F49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#C94F49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C94F49
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C94F49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C94F49 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6748
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8146
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC364E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c94f49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 79, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.157 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0857c',
500: '#c94f49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c94f49; $custom-light: #e0857c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c94f49",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 79,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.813,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5882,
"c": 0.15695,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.18491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C94F49
secondary
#9CD0D2
accent
#D7DE4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160B09
muted
#847C7B