#C96757#C96757
#C96757 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.128 H 30.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96757 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 103, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.8%, 56.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.88, 37.41, 26.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.88, 46.04, 35.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% 0.11 0.0652) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.128 30.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6603, 22.8095, 11.8030) |
| Luminance | 0.2281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.09
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.07
Indianred
#CD5C5C
ΔE00 5.34
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.41
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.56
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96757 #57B9C9
analogous
#C95780 #C96757 #C9A057
triadic
#C96757 #57C967 #6757C9
tetradic
#C96757 #80C957 #57B9C9 #A057C9
square
#C96757 #80C957 #57B9C9 #A057C9
split-complementary
#C96757 #57C9A0 #5780C9
monochromatic
#7D3428 #AC4837 #C96757 #D89185 #E7BBB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#C96757 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#C96757 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96757
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96757 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96757 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7755
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5763
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96757; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 103, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.128 30.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9486',
500: '#c96757',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96757; $custom-light: #de9486; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96757",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 103,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.421,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62519,
"c": 0.12788,
"h": 30.7
},
"luminance": 0.22806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96757
secondary
#A7CFD5
accent
#C7DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C