#C9715E#C9715E
#C9715E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.115 H 33.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9715E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 113, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.8%, 53.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.11, 32.75, 25.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.11, 41.66, 38.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.27% 0.0966 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.27% 0.115 33.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0151, 25.0391, 13.7345) |
| Luminance | 0.2504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.27
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.36
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.78
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.10
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.35
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9715E #5EB6C9
analogous
#C95E81 #C9715E #C9A65E
triadic
#C9715E #5EC971 #715EC9
tetradic
#C9715E #81C95E #5EB6C9 #A65EC9
square
#C9715E #81C95E #5EB6C9 #A65EC9
split-complementary
#C9715E #5EC9A6 #5E81C9
monochromatic
#813B2B #AF4F3B #C9715E #D8998C #E8C2BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#C9715E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#C9715E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9715E
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9715E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9715E | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867E5C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C905D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA636C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9715e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 113, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.115 33.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd9b8c',
500: '#c9715e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9715e; $custom-light: #dd9b8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9715e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 113,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 10.654,
"s": 49.767,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64267,
"c": 0.1154,
"h": 33.2
},
"luminance": 0.25036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9715E
secondary
#ACCFD7
accent
#C1D94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#160E0C
muted
#847E7D