#C97159#C97159
#C97159 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.117 H 36.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 113, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.8%, 55.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 32.32, 28.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 43.08, 41.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.18% 0.0946 0.0691) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.18% 0.117 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7980, 24.9522, 12.5909) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.08
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.58
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.18
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97159 #59B1C9
analogous
#C95979 #C97159 #C9A959
triadic
#C97159 #59C971 #7159C9
tetradic
#C97159 #79C959 #59B1C9 #A959C9
square
#C97159 #79C959 #59B1C9 #A959C9
split-complementary
#C97159 #59C9A9 #5979C9
monochromatic
#7E3B29 #AD5138 #C97159 #D89987 #E7C0B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#C97159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#C97159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97159
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97159 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877D57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9058
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA626B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 113, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.117 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9b88',
500: '#c97159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97159; $custom-light: #de9b88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97159",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 113,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.857,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64175,
"c": 0.11714,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.24949
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97159
secondary
#A8CCD6
accent
#BCDA4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C