#C52425#C52425

#C52425 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.196 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52425
RGB	rgb(197, 36, 37)
HSL	hsl(360, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(360, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 81.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.17, 60.97, 41.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.17, 73.64, 34.10°)
OKLab	oklab(53.36% 0.1747 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(53.36% 0.196 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(23.9938, 13.2696, 3.0479)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52425 #24C5C4

analogous

#C52476 #C52425 #C57324

triadic

#C52425 #25C524 #2425C5

tetradic

#C52425 #76C524 #24C5C4 #7324C5

square

#C52425 #76C524 #24C5C4 #7324C5

split-complementary

#C52425 #24C573 #2476C5

monochromatic

#5E1112 #911B1B #C52425 #DE4949 #E77C7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C52425 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C52425 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52425

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52425	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52425	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)

#595023

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52425;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 36, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.196 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17061',
    500: '#c52425',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52425;
$custom-light: #e17061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52425",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.627,
    "s": 69.099,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53364,
    "c": 0.19576,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52425

secondary

#76CFCF

accent

#ECEB3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52425

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

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