#C9534E#C9534E
#C9534E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.152 H 25.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9534E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 83, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.7%, 61.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.87, 46.65, 26.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.87, 53.85, 29.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.44% 0.1373 0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.44% 0.152 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5584, 19.1577, 9.4002) |
| Luminance | 0.1915 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 1.15
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.65
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 2.80
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.41
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.42
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9534E #4EC4C9
analogous
#C94E87 #C9534E #C9914E
triadic
#C9534E #4EC953 #534EC9
tetradic
#C9534E #87C94E #4EC4C9 #914EC9
square
#C9534E #87C94E #4EC4C9 #914EC9
split-complementary
#C9534E #4EC991 #4E87C9
monochromatic
#782825 #A73833 #C9534E #D7817D #E6AEAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#C9534E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#C9534E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9534E
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9534E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9534E | 1.00 | 4.35 | 4.83 | 4.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71694D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E834B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC3D53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9534e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 83, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.152 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0887f',
500: '#c9534e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9534e; $custom-light: #e0887f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9534e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 83,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.439,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59435,
"c": 0.15179,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.19154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9534E
secondary
#9FD1D3
accent
#D7DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C