#C9727E#C9727E
#C9727E is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.110 H 11.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9727E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 114, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 45%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 43%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 37.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.00, 35.52, 8.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.00, 36.54, 13.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.16% 0.1077 0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.16% 0.11 11.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.8722, 25.9614, 22.9617) |
| Luminance | 0.2596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 1.55
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 2.20
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 2.32
Pinkish
#D46A7E
ΔE00 3.00
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 3.05
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 3.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9727E #72C9BD
analogous
#C972AA #C9727E #C99272
triadic
#C9727E #7EC972 #727EC9
tetradic
#C9727E #AAC972 #72C9BD #9272C9
square
#C9727E #AAC972 #72C9BD #9272C9
split-complementary
#C9727E #72C992 #72AAC9
monochromatic
#8B3541 #B84656 #C9727E #DA9EA6 #EBCBCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#C9727E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#C9727E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9727E
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9727E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9727E | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82817E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98927C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D86976
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9727e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 114, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.110 11.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc9ca3',
500: '#c9727e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9727e; $custom-light: #dc9ca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9727e",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 114,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.724,
"s": 44.615,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65163,
"c": 0.10999,
"h": 11.8
},
"luminance": 0.25958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9727E
secondary
#BBDCD7
accent
#B8A52E
background
#FDF9FA
surface
#FBF2F3
border
#D4CCCD
text
#150E0F
muted
#837E7F