#C97459#C97459

#C97459 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.114 H 38.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C97459
RGB	rgb(201, 116, 89)
HSL	hsl(14, 51%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(14, 56%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 55.7%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.69, 30.72, 29.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.69, 42.46, 43.66°)
OKLab	oklab(64.68% 0.0897 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(64.68% 0.114 38.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.1382, 25.6327, 12.7043)
Luminance	0.2563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C97459 #59AEC9

analogous

#C95976 #C97459 #C9AC59

triadic

#C97459 #59C974 #7459C9

tetradic

#C97459 #76C959 #59AEC9 #AC59C9

square

#C97459 #76C959 #59AEC9 #AC59C9

split-complementary

#C97459 #59C9AC #5976C9

monochromatic

#7E3E29 #AD5438 #C97459 #D89B87 #E7C1B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#C97459 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.13

#C97459 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C97459

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C97459	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C97459	1.00	3.43	6.13	6.13
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A8057

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E9258

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA666D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c97459;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.114 38.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd9d88',
    500: '#c97459',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c97459;
$custom-light: #dd9d88;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c97459",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 14.464,
    "s": 50.909,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64679,
    "c": 0.11441,
    "h": 38.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.2563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C97459

secondary

#A8CBD6

accent

#B8DA4D

background

#FEF9F8

surface

#FCF2F0

border

#D5CCCB

text

#160E0B

muted

#847E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C97459

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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