#C96F53#C96F53
#C96F53 is a light, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.121 H 38.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 59%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 58.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.50, 32.91, 31.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.50, 45.33, 43.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.74% 0.0955 0.0747) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.74% 0.121 38) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3355, 24.4142, 11.2441) |
| Luminance | 0.2441 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.76
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.20
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.56
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.04
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.22
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F53 #53ADC9
analogous
#C95372 #C96F53 #C9AA53
triadic
#C96F53 #53C96F #6F53C9
tetradic
#C96F53 #72C953 #53ADC9 #AA53C9
square
#C96F53 #72C953 #53ADC9 #AA53C9
split-complementary
#C96F53 #53C9AA #5372C9
monochromatic
#7B3B27 #AA5135 #C96F53 #D89682 #E6BDB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#C96F53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.88
#C96F53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F53
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F53 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.88 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867C50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DB5F68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.121 38.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9984',
500: '#c96f53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f53; $custom-light: #de9984; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f53",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.237,
"s": 52.212,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63739,
"c": 0.12128,
"h": 38
},
"luminance": 0.24411
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F53
secondary
#A3C9D4
accent
#BADC4C
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C