#C9636A#C9636A
#C9636A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.130 H 17.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9636A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 99, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 49%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 51%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.7%, 47.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.43, 41.15, 15.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.43, 43.87, 20.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.3% 0.1239 0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.3% 0.13 17.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1528, 22.3851, 16.3130) |
| Luminance | 0.2238 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 3.67
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 3.71
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.28
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 5.08
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 5.28
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9636A #63C9C2
analogous
#C9639D #C9636A #C98F63
triadic
#C9636A #6AC963 #636AC9
tetradic
#C9636A #9DC963 #63C9C2 #8F63C9
square
#C9636A #9DC963 #63C9C2 #8F63C9
split-complementary
#C9636A #63C98F #639DC9
monochromatic
#842E34 #B13D45 #C9636A #D99095 #E8BEC1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.83
#C9636A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.48
#C9636A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9636A
5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9636A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9636A | 1.00 | 3.83 | 5.48 | 5.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#79756A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928A68
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5566
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9636a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 99, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.130 17.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd9294',
500: '#c9636a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9636a; $custom-light: #dd9294; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9636a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 99,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.882,
"s": 48.571,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62303,
"c": 0.12981,
"h": 17.3
},
"luminance": 0.22382
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9636A
secondary
#B0D8D5
accent
#D8CF50
background
#FEF9F9
surface
#FCF1F1
border
#D5CBCB
text
#160D0D
muted
#847E7E