#C96243#C96243
#C96243 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.139 H 37.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96243 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 98, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 66.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.56, 38.60, 36.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.56, 53.08, 43.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.42% 0.1103 0.0846) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.42% 0.139 37.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4708, 21.5617, 7.9190) |
| Luminance | 0.2156 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.04
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.40
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.87
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.11
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.46
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96243 #43AAC9
analogous
#C94367 #C96243 #C9A543
triadic
#C96243 #43C962 #6243C9
tetradic
#C96243 #67C943 #43AAC9 #A543C9
square
#C96243 #67C943 #43AAC9 #A543C9
split-complementary
#C96243 #43C9A5 #4367C9
monochromatic
#713320 #A1492E #C96243 #D78A73 #E4B1A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#C96243 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#C96243 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96243
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96243 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96243 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7240
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4E5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96243; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 98, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.139 37.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9178',
500: '#c96243',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96243; $custom-light: #df9178; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96243",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 98,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.881,
"s": 55.372,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6142,
"c": 0.13903,
"h": 37.5
},
"luminance": 0.21558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96243
secondary
#97C4D1
accent
#BCDF49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B