#C95E53#C95E53
#C95E53 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.139 H 27.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C95E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 94, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 58.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.01, 41.68, 26.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.01, 49.52, 32.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% 0.1226 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.139 27.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6539, 21.0510, 10.6836) |
| Luminance | 0.2105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 2.99
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.33
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.48
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.87
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C95E53 #53BEC9
analogous
#C95383 #C95E53 #C99953
triadic
#C95E53 #53C95E #5E53C9
tetradic
#C95E53 #83C953 #53BEC9 #9953C9
square
#C95E53 #83C953 #53BEC9 #9953C9
split-complementary
#C95E53 #53C999 #5383C9
monochromatic
#7B2E27 #AA4035 #C95E53 #D88A82 #E6B5B0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#C95E53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#C95E53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C95E53
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C95E53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C95E53 | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787052
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938751
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4B5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c95e53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 94, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.139 27.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df8e83',
500: '#c95e53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c95e53; $custom-light: #df8e83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c95e53",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 94,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.593,
"s": 52.212,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61076,
"c": 0.13864,
"h": 27.8
},
"luminance": 0.21047
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C95E53
secondary
#A3D0D4
accent
#CEDC4C
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FDF0EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160C0A
muted
#847D7C