#C96E50#C96E50
#C96E50 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.123 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 110, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 60%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 60.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 33.22, 32.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 46.48, 44.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.53% 0.096 0.0775) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.53% 0.123 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1137, 24.1519, 10.6111) |
| Luminance | 0.2415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 2.55
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 2.93
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.56
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.07
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96E50 #50ABC9
analogous
#C9506F #C96E50 #C9AA50
triadic
#C96E50 #50C96E #6E50C9
tetradic
#C96E50 #6FC950 #50ABC9 #AA50C9
square
#C96E50 #6FC950 #50ABC9 #AA50C9
split-complementary
#C96E50 #50C9AA #506FC9
monochromatic
#793A25 #A85134 #C96E50 #D7957F #E6BCAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#C96E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#C96E50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96E50
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96E50 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867B4D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 110, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.123 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9981',
500: '#c96e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96e50; $custom-light: #de9981; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 110,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.876,
"s": 52.838,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63525,
"c": 0.12335,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.24149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96E50
secondary
#A1C7D4
accent
#B8DC4C
background
#FEF9F7
surface
#FCF2EE
border
#D5CCC9
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C