#C95E5E#C95E5E
#C95E5E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.137 H 21.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C95E5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 94, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 53.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.21, 42.56, 20.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.21, 47.28, 25.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.29% 0.127 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.29% 0.137 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1128, 21.2345, 13.1004) |
| Luminance | 0.2123 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 0.90
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 2.87
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.85
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.89
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.61
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C95E5E #5EC9C9
analogous
#C95E93 #C95E5E #C9935E
triadic
#C95E5E #5EC95E #5E5EC9
tetradic
#C95E5E #93C95E #5EC9C9 #935EC9
square
#C95E5E #93C95E #5EC9C9 #935EC9
split-complementary
#C95E5E #5EC993 #5E93C9
monochromatic
#812B2B #AF3B3B #C95E5E #D88C8C #E8BABA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#C95E5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#C95E5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C95E5E
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C95E5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C95E5E | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#77715D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92875C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA4D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c95e5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 94, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.137 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de8f8b',
500: '#c95e5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c95e5e; $custom-light: #de8f8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c95e5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 94,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 49.767,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61292,
"c": 0.13687,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.21231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C95E5E
secondary
#ACD7D7
accent
#D9D94F
background
#FEF8F8
surface
#FCF0F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0C
muted
#847D7D