#C9543C#C9543C
#C9543C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.155 H 33.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9543C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 84, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 57%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 70.1%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.79, 45.11, 37.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.79, 58.38, 39.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.29% 0.1292 0.0848) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.29% 0.155 33.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0761, 19.0881, 6.4800) |
| Luminance | 0.1908 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.81
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.86
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.95
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9543C #3CB1C9
analogous
#C93C6A #C9543C #C99A3C
triadic
#C9543C #3CC954 #543CC9
tetradic
#C9543C #6AC93C #3CB1C9 #9A3CC9
square
#C9543C #6AC93C #3CB1C9 #9A3CC9
split-complementary
#C9543C #3CC99A #3C6AC9
monochromatic
#6D2B1E #9C3F2B #C9543C #D67E6C #E4A89C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#C9543C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.82
#C9543C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9543C
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9543C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9543C | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.82 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736939
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908339
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC3B4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9543c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 84, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.155 33.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08872',
500: '#c9543c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9543c; $custom-light: #e08872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9543c",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 84,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.213,
"s": 56.627,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5929,
"c": 0.15453,
"h": 33.3
},
"luminance": 0.19084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9543C
secondary
#91C5D0
accent
#C6E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B