#C99697#C99697

#C99697 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.062 H 17.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C99697
RGB	rgb(201, 150, 151)
HSL	hsl(359, 32%, 69%)
HSV	hsv(359, 25%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 24.9%, 21.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(66.87, 19.28, 6.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(66.87, 20.50, 19.88°)
OKLab	oklab(72.18% 0.0588 0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(72.18% 0.062 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(40.5803, 36.4666, 34.1734)
Luminance	0.3646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Color harmonies

complementary

#C99697 #96C9C8

analogous

#C996B1 #C99697 #C9AF96

triadic

#C99697 #97C996 #9697C9

tetradic

#C99697 #B1C996 #96C9C8 #AF96C9

square

#C99697 #B1C996 #96C9C8 #AF96C9

split-complementary

#C99697 #96C9AF #96B1C9

monochromatic

#974E4F #B46E6F #C99697 #DEBEBF #F3E7E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.53

#C99697 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.29

#C99697 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #C99697

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C99697	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C99697	1.00	2.53	8.29	8.29
#FFFFFF	2.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9F9D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ABA696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D39197

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c99697;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(201, 150, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.062 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dab5b5',
    500: '#c99697',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c99697;
$custom-light: #dab5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c99697",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 201,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.824,
    "s": 32.075,
    "l": 68.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72178,
    "c": 0.06159,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.36465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C99697

secondary

#D6E5E5

accent

#ABA93B

background

#FDFBFB

surface

#FBF6F6

border

#D4D0D0

text

#151111

muted

#838080

Preview Lab

Preview with #C99697

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

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