#C2553D#C2553D

#C2553D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.145 H 33.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C2553D
RGB	rgb(194, 85, 61)
HSL	hsl(11, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(11, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.2%, 68.6%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 42.09, 35.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 54.84, 39.87°)
OKLab	oklab(58.38% 0.1207 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(58.38% 0.145 33.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.3415, 18.3066, 6.5604)
Luminance	0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C2553D #3DAAC2

analogous

#C23D68 #C2553D #C2973D

triadic

#C2553D #3DC255 #553DC2

tetradic

#C2553D #68C23D #3DAAC2 #973DC2

square

#C2553D #68C23D #3DAAC2 #973DC2

split-complementary

#C2553D #3DC297 #3D68C2

monochromatic

#652C20 #93412E #C2553D #D17E6C #DFA79A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#C2553D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#C2553D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #C2553D

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C2553D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##C2553D	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#72683A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D803A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D53F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c2553d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 85, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.145 33.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db8873',
    500: '#c2553d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c2553d;
$custom-light: #db8873;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c2553d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 10.827,
    "s": 52.157,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58376,
    "c": 0.14545,
    "h": 33.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.18303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C2553D

secondary

#90C0CB

accent

#C2DC4C

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDF0ED

border

#D5CBC8

text

#160C08

muted

#847D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C2553D

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

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