#C9184A · Cherry

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#C9184A is a medium, highly saturated red color, closest to Cherry and near Cherry and Crimson. In OKLCH it has 54% lightness and 0.20 chroma at hue 14°. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #C9184A a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes.

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HEX#C9184A
RGBrgb(201, 24, 74)
HSLhsl(343, 79%, 44%)
CMYK0, 88, 63, 21
CSS var--cherry
Contrast5.66:1 white · 3.71:1 black

Similar named colors

Cherry #D2042DCrimson #DC143CBrick #CB4154Ruby #E0115FRaspberry #E30B5C

How to use #C9184A

White text passes WCAG AA on #C9184A (5.66:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #C9184A with its analogous neighbors #C918A2 and #C93E18; for contrast use its complement #18C997 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--cherry: #C9184A;

Shades & tints

#28050F#500A1E#790E2C#A1133B#C9184A#D4466E#DF7492#E9A3B7#F4D1DB

Color harmonies for #C9184A

Complementary

#C9184A#18C997

Analogous

#C9184A#C918A2#C93E18

Triadic

#C9184A#4AC918#184AC9

Split complementary

#C9184A#18C93E#18A2C9

Tetradic

#C9184A#A2C918#18C997#3E18C9

Palettes with #C9184A