#C9725A#C9725A
#C9725A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.116 H 36.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9725A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 55%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 55.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.26, 31.87, 28.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.26, 42.56, 41.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% 0.0934 0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.116 36.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9524, 25.1935, 12.8510) |
| Luminance | 0.2519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.12
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.08
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9725A #5AB1C9
analogous
#C95A7A #C9725A #C9AA5A
triadic
#C9725A #5AC972 #725AC9
tetradic
#C9725A #7AC95A #5AB1C9 #AA5AC9
square
#C9725A #7AC95A #5AB1C9 #AA5AC9
split-complementary
#C9725A #5AC9AA #5A7AC9
monochromatic
#7F3C2A #AD5239 #C9725A #D89988 #E7C1B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#C9725A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#C9725A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9725A
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9725A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9725A | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887E58
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9159
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA636C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9725a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.116 36.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9c89',
500: '#c9725a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9725a; $custom-light: #de9c89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9725a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.973,
"s": 50.685,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6436,
"c": 0.11584,
"h": 36.3
},
"luminance": 0.2519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9725A
secondary
#A9CCD6
accent
#BCDA4E
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C