#C9543D#C9543D
#C9543D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.154 H 32.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9543D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 84, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 56%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 70%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 69.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.80, 45.16, 36.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.80, 58.08, 38.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.3% 0.1295 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.154 32.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1028, 19.0988, 6.6206) |
| Luminance | 0.1910 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.53
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.67
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.98
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9543D #3DB2C9
analogous
#C93D6C #C9543D #C99A3D
triadic
#C9543D #3DC954 #543DC9
tetradic
#C9543D #6CC93D #3DB2C9 #9A3DC9
square
#C9543D #6CC93D #3DB2C9 #9A3DC9
split-complementary
#C9543D #3DC99A #3D6CC9
monochromatic
#6D2B1E #9D3E2C #C9543D #D67E6D #E4A89D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#C9543D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.82
#C9543D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9543D
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9543D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9543D | 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)
#73693A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC3B4F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9543d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 84, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.154 32.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08873',
500: '#c9543d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9543d; $custom-light: #e08873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9543d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 84,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.857,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59303,
"c": 0.15428,
"h": 32.9
},
"luminance": 0.19095
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9543D
secondary
#92C6D0
accent
#C7E048
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B