#C97359#C97359
#C97359 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.115 H 37.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 115, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 51%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 56%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 55.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.47, 31.26, 29.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.47, 42.66, 42.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.51% 0.0913 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.51% 0.115 37.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0236, 25.4034, 12.6661) |
| Luminance | 0.2540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.53
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.40
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.72
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.80
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97359 #59AFC9
analogous
#C95977 #C97359 #C9AB59
triadic
#C97359 #59C973 #7359C9
tetradic
#C97359 #77C959 #59AFC9 #AB59C9
square
#C97359 #77C959 #59AFC9 #AB59C9
split-complementary
#C97359 #59C9AB #5977C9
monochromatic
#7E3D29 #AD5338 #C97359 #D89A87 #E7C1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#C97359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#C97359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97359
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97359 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897F57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9158
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA646D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 115, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.115 37.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de9c88',
500: '#c97359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97359; $custom-light: #de9c88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97359",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 115,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.929,
"s": 50.909,
"l": 56.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6451,
"c": 0.1153,
"h": 37.6
},
"luminance": 0.254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97359
secondary
#A8CBD6
accent
#BADA4D
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2EF
border
#D5CCCA
text
#160E0B
muted
#847E7C