#C96849#C96849
#C96849 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.131 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96849 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 104, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 54%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 64%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 63.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.87, 35.88, 34.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.87, 49.92, 44.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.44% 0.103 0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.44% 0.131 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2429, 22.8026, 9.1107) |
| Luminance | 0.2280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 1.71
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 1.77
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.77
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 2.98
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.62
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96849 #49AAC9
analogous
#C9496A #C96849 #C9A849
triadic
#C96849 #49C968 #6849C9
tetradic
#C96849 #6AC949 #49AAC9 #A849C9
square
#C96849 #6AC949 #49AAC9 #A849C9
split-complementary
#C96849 #49C9A8 #496AC9
monochromatic
#753723 #A44D31 #C96849 #D78F78 #E5B6A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#C96849 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#C96849 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96849
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96849 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96849 | 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)
#817646
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B47
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5661
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96849; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 104, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.131 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df957c',
500: '#c96849',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96849; $custom-light: #df957c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96849",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 104,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.531,
"s": 54.237,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62444,
"c": 0.13141,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.22799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96849
secondary
#9CC5D2
accent
#BADE4A
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FDF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160D09
muted
#847E7B