#C96F58#C96F58
#C96F58 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.119 H 35.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C96F58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 111, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 56.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.58, 33.30, 28.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.58, 43.81, 40.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% 0.0975 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.119 35.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5356, 24.4942, 12.2977) |
| Luminance | 0.2449 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.40
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.55
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.37
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C96F58 #58B2C9
analogous
#C9587A #C96F58 #C9A758
triadic
#C96F58 #58C96F #6F58C9
tetradic
#C96F58 #7AC958 #58B2C9 #A758C9
square
#C96F58 #7AC958 #58B2C9 #A758C9
split-complementary
#C96F58 #58C9A7 #587AC9
monochromatic
#7E3A29 #AC4F38 #C96F58 #D89786 #E7BFB4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.56
#C96F58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.90
#C96F58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C96F58
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C96F58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C96F58 | 1.00 | 3.56 | 5.90 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857C56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA6069
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c96f58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 111, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.119 35.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9987',
500: '#c96f58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c96f58; $custom-light: #de9987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c96f58",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 111,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.212,
"s": 51.131,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63825,
"c": 0.11942,
"h": 35.3
},
"luminance": 0.24491
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C96F58
secondary
#A7CCD6
accent
#BEDB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C