#C96261#C96261
#C96261 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.132 H 22.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96261 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 98, 97) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 52%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 51.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.05, 40.81, 19.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.05, 45.43, 26.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.95% 0.1219 0.0498) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.95% 0.132 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6150, 22.0193, 13.9448) |
| Luminance | 0.2202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 1.58
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.38
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.14
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.58
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.36
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96261 #61C8C9
analogous
#C96194 #C96261 #C99661
triadic
#C96261 #61C962 #6261C9
tetradic
#C96261 #94C961 #61C8C9 #9661C9
square
#C96261 #94C961 #61C8C9 #9661C9
split-complementary
#C96261 #61C996 #6194C9
monochromatic
#832E2D #B03D3C #C96261 #D98F8F #E8BDBC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.89
#C96261 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.40
#C96261 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96261
5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96261 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96261 | 1.00 | 3.89 | 5.40 | 5.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7460
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93895F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5363
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96261; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 98, 97); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.132 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de918d',
500: '#c96261',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96261; $custom-light: #de918d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96261",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 98,
"b": 97
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.577,
"s": 49.057,
"l": 58.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6195,
"c": 0.13168,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.22016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96261
secondary
#AED7D8
accent
#D7D94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF1F0
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0C
muted
#847E7D