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#C96054 Color

#C96054 is rgb(201, 96, 84) in RGB, hsl(6, 52%, 56%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 52%, 58%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#C96054
HEX#C96054
RGBrgb(201, 96, 84)
HSLhsl(6, 52%, 56%)
HSVhsv(6, 58%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 52%, 58%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(61.4% 0.136 28.3)
LABlab(53.94% 41.95 27.65)
LCHlch(53.94% 50.24 33.39)

What #C96054 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #C96054, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cedar Chest#C95A49ΔE 5.39Indian Red#CD5C5CΔE 5.89Deep Chestnut#B94E48ΔE 6.54Bittersweet Shimmer#BF4F51ΔE 7.88Fuzzy Wuzzy#CC6666ΔE 8.08Copper Red#CB6D51ΔE 8.35

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#C96054 Channel Values

How #C96054 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 201 · G 96 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 6° · S 52% · L 56%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 6° · S 58% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 52% · Y 58% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.97:1 vs white · 5.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #C96054 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #C96054 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #C96054

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #C96054; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#C96054
Complementary
#54BDC9
Analogous
#C95483
Analogous
#C99A54
Triadic
#54C960
Triadic
#6054C9
Split comp.
#54C99A
Split comp.
#5483C9

Tints & Shades of #C96054

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D0766C
#D88B83
#DFA19A
#E7B7B1
#EECCC9
#F5E2E0

Shades

#BE493C
#9F3D32
#84332A
#652720
#4A1C17
#2B100D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #C96054.

How #C96054 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#C96054
Protanopia#7B7B53
Protanomaly#A07153
Deuteranopia#8E8E4E
Deuteranomaly#A97E50
Tritanopia#CA5F5F
Tritanomaly#C95F5B
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #C96054 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-c96054: #C96054;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #C96054;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-c96054': '#C96054' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.788, green: 0.376, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_c96054">#C96054</color>
SVG fillfill="#C96054"

More Red Colors

#C96054 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#C96054 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #C96054?

#C96054 is a mid-tone red — rgb(201, 96, 84) in RGB and hsl(6, 52%, 56%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cedar Chest (#C95A49), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.39.

What is the RGB value of #C96054?

#C96054 is rgb(201, 96, 84) — red 201, green 96, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #C96054?

#C96054 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 52%, 58%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #C96054 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #C96054 scores 3.97:1 against white and 5.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #C96054 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #C96054 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 5.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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