#C96856#C96856
#C96856 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.127 H 31.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96856 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 104, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.3%, 57.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.07, 36.82, 27.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.07, 46.05, 36.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.66% 0.108 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.66% 0.127 31.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7198, 22.9934, 11.6227) |
| Luminance | 0.2299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 4.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.21
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 5.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.84
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.87
Pastel Red
#DB5856
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96856 #56B7C9
analogous
#C9567E #C96856 #C9A256
triadic
#C96856 #56C968 #6856C9
tetradic
#C96856 #7EC956 #56B7C9 #A256C9
square
#C96856 #7EC956 #56B7C9 #A256C9
split-complementary
#C96856 #56C9A2 #567EC9
monochromatic
#7D3528 #AB4937 #C96856 #D89184 #E7BBB3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#C96856 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#C96856 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96856
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96856 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96856 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807754
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988C54
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5864
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96856; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 104, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.127 31.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9586',
500: '#c96856',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96856; $custom-light: #de9586; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96856",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 104,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.391,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62658,
"c": 0.1271,
"h": 31.8
},
"luminance": 0.2299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96856
secondary
#A6CED5
accent
#C5DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160D0B
muted
#847E7C