#C96456#C96456
#C96456 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.131 H 29.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96456 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 100, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.2%, 57.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.25, 38.88, 26.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.25, 47.11, 34.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.04% 0.1144 0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.04% 0.131 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3267, 22.2072, 11.4916) |
| Luminance | 0.2220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 3.13
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.34
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 4.50
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.62
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 4.70
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96456 #56BBC9
analogous
#C95682 #C96456 #C99E56
triadic
#C96456 #56C964 #6456C9
tetradic
#C96456 #82C956 #56BBC9 #9E56C9
square
#C96456 #82C956 #56BBC9 #9E56C9
split-complementary
#C96456 #56C99E #5682C9
monochromatic
#7D3228 #AB4537 #C96456 #D88F84 #E7B9B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.86
#C96456 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.44
#C96456 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96456
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96456 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96456 | 1.00 | 3.86 | 5.44 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7554
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968A54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5361
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96456; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 100, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.131 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9286',
500: '#c96456',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96456; $custom-light: #de9286; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96456",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 100,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.304,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62035,
"c": 0.13136,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.22204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96456
secondary
#A6CFD5
accent
#CADB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF1EF
border
#D5CBCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C