#C9554A#C9554A
#C9554A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.150 H 27.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9554A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 85, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 63%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.7%, 63.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.17, 45.44, 29.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.17, 54.23, 33.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.64% 0.1328 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.64% 0.15 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5746, 19.4126, 8.7195) |
| Luminance | 0.1941 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.08
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.18
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.27
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.56
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9554A #4ABEC9
analogous
#C94A7F #C9554A #C9954A
triadic
#C9554A #4AC955 #554AC9
tetradic
#C9554A #7FC94A #4ABEC9 #954AC9
square
#C9554A #7FC94A #4ABEC9 #954AC9
split-complementary
#C9554A #4AC995 #4A7FC9
monochromatic
#762A23 #A53B31 #C9554A #D78179 #E5AEA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#C9554A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.88
#C9554A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9554A
4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9554A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9554A | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.88 | 4.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908347
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC3E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9554a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 85, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.150 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0897c',
500: '#c9554a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9554a; $custom-light: #e0897c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9554a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 85,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.197,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59637,
"c": 0.1503,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.19409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9554A
secondary
#9CCED2
accent
#D1DD4A
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDF0EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160C09
muted
#847D7B