#C9604D#C9604D
#C9604D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.138 H 31.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9604D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 96, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 62%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 61.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, 40.25, 30.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 50.53, 37.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.27% 0.1172 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.27% 0.138 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6124, 21.3226, 9.5760) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.91
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.93
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.57
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.59
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9604D #4DB6C9
analogous
#C94D78 #C9604D #C99E4D
triadic
#C9604D #4DC960 #604DC9
tetradic
#C9604D #78C94D #4DB6C9 #9E4DC9
square
#C9604D #78C94D #4DB6C9 #9E4DC9
split-complementary
#C9604D #4DC99E #4D78C9
monochromatic
#773124 #A64432 #C9604D #D78A7C #E5B4AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#C9604D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#C9604D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9604D
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9604D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9604D | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B714B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94884B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4D5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9604d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 96, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.138 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df907f',
500: '#c9604d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9604d; $custom-light: #df907f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9604d",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 96,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.194,
"s": 53.448,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61269,
"c": 0.13794,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.21319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9604D
secondary
#9FCBD3
accent
#C6DD4B
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D0A
muted
#847E7C