#C96249#C96249
#C96249 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.137 H 34.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96249 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 98, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.64, 38.97, 33.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.64, 51.21, 40.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.51% 0.1125 0.0783) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.51% 0.137 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6603, 21.6374, 8.9165) |
| Luminance | 0.2163 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.88
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.65
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.71
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.19
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96249 #49B0C9
analogous
#C94970 #C96249 #C9A249
triadic
#C96249 #49C962 #6249C9
tetradic
#C96249 #70C949 #49B0C9 #A249C9
square
#C96249 #70C949 #49B0C9 #A249C9
split-complementary
#C96249 #49C9A2 #4970C9
monochromatic
#753323 #A44731 #C96249 #D78B78 #E5B3A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#C96249 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#C96249 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96249
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96249 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96249 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7246
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968947
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DC4F5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96249; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 98, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.137 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df917c',
500: '#c96249',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96249; $custom-light: #df917c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96249",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 98,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.719,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61508,
"c": 0.13709,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.21634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96249
secondary
#9CC8D2
accent
#C1DE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF1EE
border
#D5CBC9
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B