#C97357#C97357
#C97357 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.116 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97357 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 115, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 51%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 57%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 56.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.43, 31.09, 30.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.43, 43.28, 44.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.48% 0.0906 0.0727) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.48% 0.116 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9407, 25.3703, 12.2298) |
| Luminance | 0.2537 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 2.92
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.33
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.40
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97357 #57ADC9
analogous
#C95774 #C97357 #C9AC57
triadic
#C97357 #57C973 #7357C9
tetradic
#C97357 #74C957 #57ADC9 #AC57C9
square
#C97357 #74C957 #57ADC9 #AC57C9
split-complementary
#C97357 #57C9AC #5774C9
monochromatic
#7D3D28 #AC5437 #C97357 #D89A85 #E7C0B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#C97357 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.07
#C97357 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97357
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97357 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97357 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897F55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9156
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA646C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97357; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 115, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.116 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9c87',
500: '#c97357',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97357; $custom-light: #de9c87; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97357",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 115,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.737,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64475,
"c": 0.11611,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.25367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97357
secondary
#A7CAD5
accent
#B8DB4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C