#C97A60#C97A60
#C97A60 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.106 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97A60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 122, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 49%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 52%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.3%, 52.2%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, 28.09, 27.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 39.15, 44.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.84% 0.0826 0.0668) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.84% 0.106 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1603, 27.1841, 14.5647) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 4.36
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.78
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.88
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.94
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97A60 #60AFC9
analogous
#C9607A #C97A60 #C9AE60
triadic
#C97A60 #60C97A #7A60C9
tetradic
#C97A60 #7AC960 #60AFC9 #AE60C9
square
#C97A60 #7AC960 #60AFC9 #AE60C9
split-complementary
#C97A60 #60C9AE #607AC9
monochromatic
#82422C #B0593C #C97A60 #D9A08E #E8C6BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#C97A60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#C97A60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97A60
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97A60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97A60 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E845E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1955F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D96D73
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97a60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 122, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.106 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dda18d',
500: '#c97a60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97a60; $custom-light: #dda18d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97a60",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 122,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.857,
"s": 49.296,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65836,
"c": 0.10622,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.27181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97A60
secondary
#ADCDD7
accent
#B7D94F
background
#FEF9F8
surface
#FCF2F0
border
#D5CCCB
text
#160F0C
muted
#847E7D