#C95440#C95440
#C95440 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.154 H 31.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C95440 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 84, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 56%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 68%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 68.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.84, 45.32, 34.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.84, 57.20, 37.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.35% 0.1306 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.35% 0.154 31.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1859, 19.1320, 7.0581) |
| Luminance | 0.1913 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.75
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.79
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.82
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.96
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.55
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C95440 #40B5C9
analogous
#C94071 #C95440 #C99940
triadic
#C95440 #40C954 #5440C9
tetradic
#C95440 #71C940 #40B5C9 #9940C9
square
#C95440 #71C940 #40B5C9 #9940C9
split-complementary
#C95440 #40C999 #4071C9
monochromatic
#6F2B1F #9F3E2D #C95440 #D67F70 #E4A99F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.35
#C95440 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.83
#C95440 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C95440
4.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C95440 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C95440 | 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)
#73693D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90833D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC3B50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c95440; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 84, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.154 31.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e08875',
500: '#c95440',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c95440; $custom-light: #e08875; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c95440",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 84,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.759,
"s": 55.918,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59345,
"c": 0.15354,
"h": 31.7
},
"luminance": 0.19128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C95440
secondary
#94C8D0
accent
#C9DF49
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#170C08
muted
#857D7B