#C9745F#C9745F
#C9745F is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.257; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.112 H 34.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C9745F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 116, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 50%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 53%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 52.7%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.79, 31.23, 26.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.79, 40.68, 39.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.79% 0.0921 0.0639) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.79% 0.112 34.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4005, 25.7376, 14.0857) |
| Luminance | 0.2574 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.22
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.23
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 5.68
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C9745F #5FB4C9
analogous
#C95F7F #C9745F #C9A95F
triadic
#C9745F #5FC974 #745FC9
tetradic
#C9745F #7FC95F #5FB4C9 #A95FC9
square
#C9745F #7FC95F #5FB4C9 #A95FC9
split-complementary
#C9745F #5FC9A9 #5F7FC9
monochromatic
#823D2C #B0523B #C9745F #D89C8D #E8C4BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.42
#C9745F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.15
#C9745F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C9745F
6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C9745F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C9745F | 1.00 | 3.42 | 6.15 | 6.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#89805D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D925E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA666F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c9745f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.112 34.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd9d8c',
500: '#c9745f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c9745f; $custom-light: #dd9d8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c9745f",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 116,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.887,
"s": 49.533,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64789,
"c": 0.11209,
"h": 34.8
},
"luminance": 0.25735
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C9745F
secondary
#ADCFD7
accent
#BED94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#160E0C
muted
#847E7D