#C97E8A#C97E8A
#C97E8A is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.094 H 9.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C97E8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(201, 126, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 41%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 37%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.3%, 31.3%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.94, 30.59, 5.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.94, 31.14, 10.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.5% 0.0928 0.0155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.094 9.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1369, 29.1768, 27.7682) |
| Luminance | 0.2917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 0.69
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 1.42
Dusky Pink
#CC7A8B
ΔE00 1.76
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 2.67
Dirty Pink
#CA7B80
ΔE00 2.99
Dusty Pink (survey)
#D58A94
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C97E8A #7EC9BD
analogous
#C97EB0 #C97E8A #C9987E
triadic
#C97E8A #8AC97E #7E8AC9
tetradic
#C97E8A #B0C97E #7EC9BD #987EC9
square
#C97E8A #B0C97E #7EC9BD #987EC9
split-complementary
#C97E8A #7EC998 #7EB0C9
monochromatic
#903C4A #B75363 #C97E8A #DBA9B1 #EDD4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#C97E8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.83
#C97E8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #C97E8A
6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C97E8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C97E8A | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B8A8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9889
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D67782
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c97e8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 126, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.094 9.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dba4ac',
500: '#c97e8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c97e8a; $custom-light: #dba4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c97e8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 201,
"g": 126,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.4,
"s": 40.984,
"l": 64.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67503,
"c": 0.09405,
"h": 9.5
},
"luminance": 0.29174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C97E8A
secondary
#C4DEDA
accent
#B49F31
background
#FDFAFA
surface
#FBF4F4
border
#D4CECE
text
#150F10
muted
#837F7F