#C25538#C25538

#C25538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.147 H 35.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C25538
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 56)
HSL	hsl(13, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(13, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.2%, 71.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.80, 41.82, 37.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.80, 56.40, 42.14°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% 0.119 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.147 35.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.2130, 18.2553, 5.8839)
Luminance	0.1825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C25538 #38A5C2

analogous

#C23860 #C25538 #C29A38

triadic

#C25538 #38C255 #5538C2

tetradic

#C25538 #60C238 #38A5C2 #9A38C2

square

#C25538 #60C238 #38A5C2 #9A38C2

split-complementary

#C25538 #38C29A #3860C2

monochromatic

#632B1D #93402A #C25538 #D27C65 #E0A494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.52

#C25538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#C25538 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C25538

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C25538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C25538	1.00	4.52	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#726835

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8035

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D53E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c25538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.147 35.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db8870',
    500: '#c25538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c25538;
$custom-light: #db8870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c25538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.609,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5831,
    "c": 0.14685,
    "h": 35.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18252
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C25538

secondary

#8ABECB

accent

#BFDF49

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C25538

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

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