#C96E52#C96E52
#C96E52 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.123 H 37.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96E52 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 110, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 52%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 59.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.27, 33.36, 31.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.27, 45.84, 43.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.56% 0.0968 0.0752) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.56% 0.123 37.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1887, 24.1819, 11.0061) |
| Luminance | 0.2418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.80
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.05
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.38
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.02
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.14
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96E52 #52ADC9
analogous
#C95271 #C96E52 #C9AA52
triadic
#C96E52 #52C96E #6E52C9
tetradic
#C96E52 #71C952 #52ADC9 #AA52C9
square
#C96E52 #71C952 #52ADC9 #AA52C9
split-complementary
#C96E52 #52C9AA #5271C9
monochromatic
#7A3A26 #A95035 #C96E52 #D89581 #E6BCAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#C96E52 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#C96E52 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96E52
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96E52 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96E52 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857B4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8E51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5E67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96e52; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 110, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.123 37.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9983',
500: '#c96e52',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96e52; $custom-light: #de9983; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96e52",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 110,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.118,
"s": 52.423,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63557,
"c": 0.12257,
"h": 37.9
},
"luminance": 0.24179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96E52
secondary
#A3C9D4
accent
#BADC4C
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0A
muted
#847E7C