#C96245#C96245
#C96245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.138 H 36.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 98, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 65.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.59, 38.72, 35.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.59, 52.45, 42.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.45% 0.1111 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.45% 0.138 36.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5319, 21.5861, 8.2404) |
| Luminance | 0.2158 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.85
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.45
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.42
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.62
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96245 #45ACC9
analogous
#C9456A #C96245 #C9A445
triadic
#C96245 #45C962 #6245C9
tetradic
#C96245 #6AC945 #45ACC9 #A445C9
square
#C96245 #6AC945 #45ACC9 #A445C9
split-complementary
#C96245 #45C9A4 #456AC9
monochromatic
#723321 #A2482F #C96245 #D78A74 #E5B2A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#C96245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#C96245 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96245
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96245 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7242
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4E5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 98, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.138 36.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df9179',
500: '#c96245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96245; $custom-light: #df9179; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96245",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 98,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.182,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61448,
"c": 0.13837,
"h": 36.6
},
"luminance": 0.21583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96245
secondary
#98C5D1
accent
#BEDE49
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1ED
border
#D5CBC8
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B