#C9595E#C9595E
#C9595E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.143 H 19.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9595E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 89, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 53.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.26, 45.01, 19.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.26, 48.98, 23.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.58% 0.1347 0.0481) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.58% 0.143 19.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6825, 20.3739, 12.9569) |
| Luminance | 0.2037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.96
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.89
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.28
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.68
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9595E #59C9C4
analogous
#C95996 #C9595E #C98C59
triadic
#C9595E #5EC959 #595EC9
tetradic
#C9595E #96C959 #59C9C4 #8C59C9
square
#C9595E #96C959 #59C9C4 #8C59C9
split-complementary
#C9595E #59C98C #5996C9
monochromatic
#7E292D #AD383D #C9595E #D8878B #E7B5B8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#C9595E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#C9595E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9595E
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9595E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9595E | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736E5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F855C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB475C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9595e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 89, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.143 19.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8c8b',
500: '#c9595e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9595e; $custom-light: #de8c8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9595e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 89,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.321,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60576,
"c": 0.143,
"h": 19.7
},
"luminance": 0.2037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9595E
secondary
#A8D6D4
accent
#DAD44D
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160C0C
muted
#847D7D