#C25539#C25539

#C25539 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.147 H 35.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C25539
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 57)
HSL	hsl(12, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(12, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.2%, 70.6%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.82, 41.87, 37.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.82, 56.08, 41.70°)
OKLab	oklab(58.32% 0.1193 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(58.32% 0.147 35.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2377, 18.2651, 6.0140)
Luminance	0.1826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C25539 #39A6C2

analogous

#C23961 #C25539 #C29A39

triadic

#C25539 #39C255 #5539C2

tetradic

#C25539 #61C239 #39A6C2 #9A39C2

square

#C25539 #61C239 #39A6C2 #9A39C2

split-complementary

#C25539 #39C29A #3961C2

monochromatic

#632C1D #93402B #C25539 #D27C66 #E0A595

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#C25539 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#C25539 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C25539

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C25539	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C25539	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	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)

#726836

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D8036

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D53E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c25539;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.147 35.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db8870',
    500: '#c25539',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c25539;
$custom-light: #db8870;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c25539",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.263,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58322,
    "c": 0.14657,
    "h": 35.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.18262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C25539

secondary

#8BBECB

accent

#C0DE4A

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FDF0EC

border

#D5CBC7

text

#160C07

muted

#847D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C25539

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

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