#C52424#C52424

#C52424 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.196 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52424
RGB	rgb(197, 36, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 81.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.16, 60.95, 41.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.16, 73.91, 34.46°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1744 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.196 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.9783, 13.2634, 2.9663)
Luminance	0.1326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52424 #24C5C5

analogous

#C52474 #C52424 #C57424

triadic

#C52424 #24C524 #2424C5

tetradic

#C52424 #74C524 #24C5C5 #7424C5

square

#C52424 #74C524 #24C5C5 #7424C5

split-complementary

#C52424 #24C574 #2474C5

monochromatic

#5E1111 #911B1B #C52424 #DE4949 #E77C7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C52424 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C52424 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52424

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52424	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52424	1.00	5.75	3.65	5.75
#FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595021

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52424;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 36, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.196 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17060',
    500: '#c52424',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52424;
$custom-light: #e17060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52424",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 69.099,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53355,
    "c": 0.19586,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52424

secondary

#76CFCF

accent

#ECEC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52424

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

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