#C4253F#C4253F

#C4253F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.192 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C4253F
RGB	rgb(196, 37, 63)
HSL	hsl(350, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(350, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.1%, 67.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.39, 61.46, 26.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.39, 66.83, 23.12°)
OKLab	oklab(53.6% 0.182 0.0616)
OKLCH	oklch(53.6% 0.192 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.3265, 13.4216, 6.0114)
Luminance	0.1342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C4253F #25C4AA

analogous

#C4258E #C4253F #C45B25

triadic

#C4253F #3FC425 #253FC4

tetradic

#C4253F #8EC425 #25C4AA #5B25C4

square

#C4253F #8EC425 #25C4AA #5B25C4

split-complementary

#C4253F #25C45B #258EC4

monochromatic

#5D121E #911B2E #C4253F #DD4962 #E67D8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.70

#C4253F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#C4253F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4253F

5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C4253F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C4253F	1.00	5.70	3.68	5.70
#FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#56513F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E723A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c4253f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 37, 63);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.192 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7173',
    500: '#c4253f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c4253f;
$custom-light: #de7173;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c4253f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 63
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.189,
    "s": 68.24,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53602,
    "c": 0.19219,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C4253F

secondary

#76CFC0

accent

#EBCF3D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C4253F

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

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