#C9545F#C9545F
#C9545F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.149 H 17.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9545F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 84, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 58%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.2%, 52.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.37, 47.48, 17.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.37, 50.61, 20.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.91% 0.1426 0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.91% 0.149 17.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3256, 19.5879, 13.0608) |
| Luminance | 0.1958 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.72
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.59
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.38
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.49
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 5.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9545F #54C9BE
analogous
#C95499 #C9545F #C98354
triadic
#C9545F #5FC954 #545FC9
tetradic
#C9545F #99C954 #54C9BE #8354C9
square
#C9545F #99C954 #54C9BE #8354C9
split-complementary
#C9545F #54C983 #5499C9
monochromatic
#7C272F #AA3641 #C9545F #D8838B #E6B1B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.27
#C9545F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.92
#C9545F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9545F
4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9545F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9545F | 1.00 | 4.27 | 4.92 | 4.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6B5F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D835C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4159
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9545f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 84, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.149 17.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df898c',
500: '#c9545f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9545f; $custom-light: #df898c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9545f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 84,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.359,
"s": 52,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59913,
"c": 0.14915,
"h": 17.1
},
"luminance": 0.19584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9545F
secondary
#A4D5D0
accent
#DBCE4C
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D