#C96E73#C96E73
#C96E73 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.115 H 17.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 110, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 46%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 45%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.3%, 42.8%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.89, 36.38, 13.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.89, 38.76, 20.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.23% 0.1099 0.0343) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.23% 0.115 17.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7597, 24.8103, 19.2799) |
| Luminance | 0.2481 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 2.84
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 3.73
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 4.28
Rose (survey)
#CF6275
ΔE00 4.38
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 4.44
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 4.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96E73 #6EC9C4
analogous
#C96EA0 #C96E73 #C9966E
triadic
#C96E73 #73C96E #6E73C9
tetradic
#C96E73 #A0C96E #6EC9C4 #966EC9
square
#C96E73 #A0C96E #6EC9C4 #966EC9
split-complementary
#C96E73 #6EC996 #6EA0C9
monochromatic
#893338 #B6444A #C96E73 #DA9B9E #EAC7C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#C96E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#C96E73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96E73
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96E73 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817D73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978F71
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D96370
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 110, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.115 17.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd999b',
500: '#c96e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96e73; $custom-light: #dd999b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 110,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.703,
"s": 45.729,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64233,
"c": 0.1151,
"h": 17.3
},
"luminance": 0.24807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96E73
secondary
#B8DBD9
accent
#B9B12D
background
#FDF9F9
surface
#FBF2F2
border
#D4CCCC
text
#150E0E
muted
#837E7E