#C96C5A#C96C5A
#C96C5A is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.122 H 32.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96C5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 108, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(10, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(10, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.3%, 55.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.97, 35.05, 26.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.97, 43.97, 37.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.37% 0.1031 0.0647) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.37% 0.122 32.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2977, 23.8841, 12.6327) |
| Luminance | 0.2388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.24
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.52
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.67
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.99
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.13
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96C5A #5AB7C9
analogous
#C95A7F #C96C5A #C9A45A
triadic
#C96C5A #5AC96C #6C5AC9
tetradic
#C96C5A #7FC95A #5AB7C9 #A45AC9
square
#C96C5A #7FC95A #5AB7C9 #A45AC9
split-complementary
#C96C5A #5AC9A4 #5A7FC9
monochromatic
#7F372A #AD4C39 #C96C5A #D89588 #E7BEB6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#C96C5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#C96C5A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96C5A
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96C5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96C5A | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998E58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA5D68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96c5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 108, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.122 32.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9889',
500: '#c96c5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96c5a; $custom-light: #de9889; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96c5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 108,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 9.73,
"s": 50.685,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63372,
"c": 0.12177,
"h": 32.1
},
"luminance": 0.23881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96C5A
secondary
#A9CFD6
accent
#C3DA4E
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C