#C97155#C97155
#C97155 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.119 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97155 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 113, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 52%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 58%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.8%, 57.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.97, 32.00, 30.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.97, 44.30, 43.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.11% 0.093 0.0737) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.11% 0.119 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.6345, 24.8869, 11.7302) |
| Luminance | 0.2488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.78
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.15
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.41
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97155 #55ADC9
analogous
#C95573 #C97155 #C9AB55
triadic
#C97155 #55C971 #7155C9
tetradic
#C97155 #73C955 #55ADC9 #AB55C9
square
#C97155 #73C955 #55ADC9 #AB55C9
split-complementary
#C97155 #55C9AB #5573C9
monochromatic
#7C3C27 #AB5236 #C97155 #D89883 #E7BFB2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#C97155 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#C97155 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97155
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97155 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97155 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877D52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9054
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA626A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97155; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 113, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.119 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9b85',
500: '#c97155',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97155; $custom-light: #de9b85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97155",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 113,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.483,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 56.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64105,
"c": 0.11869,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.24884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97155
secondary
#A5C9D5
accent
#B9DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C