#C96059#C96059
#C96059 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.135 H 25.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96059 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 96, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.2%, 55.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.50, 41.15, 23.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.50, 47.58, 30.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.49% 0.1219 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.49% 0.135 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0758, 21.5080, 12.0169) |
| Luminance | 0.2150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 1.63
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 2.19
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 3.27
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 3.51
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 3.85
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96059 #59C2C9
analogous
#C9598A #C96059 #C99859
triadic
#C96059 #59C960 #6059C9
tetradic
#C96059 #8AC959 #59C2C9 #9859C9
square
#C96059 #8AC959 #59C2C9 #9859C9
split-complementary
#C96059 #59C998 #598AC9
monochromatic
#7E2E29 #AD3F38 #C96059 #D88C87 #E7B8B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#C96059 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#C96059 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96059
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96059 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96059 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#797258
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938857
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB4F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96059; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 96, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.135 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9088',
500: '#c96059',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96059; $custom-light: #de9088; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96059",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 96,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.75,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61486,
"c": 0.13522,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.21505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96059
secondary
#A8D3D6
accent
#D2DA4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF1EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C