#C97474#C97474

#C97474 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.107 H 20.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C97474
RGB	rgb(201, 116, 116)
HSL	hsl(0, 44%, 62%)
HSV	hsv(0, 42%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.3%, 42.3%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.20, 33.31, 14.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.20, 36.38, 23.68°)
OKLab	oklab(65.24% 0.1005 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(65.24% 0.107 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.4870, 26.1722, 19.8077)
Luminance	0.2617 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C97474 #74C9C9

analogous

#C9749F #C97474 #C99F74

triadic

#C97474 #74C974 #7474C9

tetradic

#C97474 #9FC974 #74C9C9 #9F74C9

square

#C97474 #9FC974 #74C9C9 #9F74C9

split-complementary

#C97474 #74C99F #749FC9

monochromatic

#8C3636 #B84848 #C97474 #DAA0A0 #EBCCCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#C97474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#C97474 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C97474

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C97474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C97474	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#868274

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9A9272

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D86975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c97474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 116, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.107 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc9d9c',
    500: '#c97474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c97474;
$custom-light: #dc9d9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c97474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 116,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 44.041,
    "l": 62.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65239,
    "c": 0.10722,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26169
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C97474

secondary

#BDDCDC

accent

#B7B72E

background

#FDF9F9

surface

#FBF2F2

border

#D4CCCC

text

#150E0E

muted

#837E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #C97474

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

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