#C52426#C52426

#C52426 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.196 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52426
RGB	rgb(197, 36, 38)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 80.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.18, 61.00, 40.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.18, 73.36, 33.74°)
OKLab	oklab(53.37% 0.175 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(53.37% 0.196 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0097, 13.2759, 3.1317)
Luminance	0.1327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52426 #24C5C3

analogous

#C52476 #C52426 #C57324

triadic

#C52426 #26C524 #2426C5

tetradic

#C52426 #76C524 #24C5C3 #7324C5

square

#C52426 #76C524 #24C5C3 #7324C5

split-complementary

#C52426 #24C573 #2476C5

monochromatic

#5E1112 #911B1C #C52426 #DE494A #E77C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.75

#C52426 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#C52426 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52426

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52426	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52426	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)

#595024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52426;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 36, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.196 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17061',
    500: '#c52426',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52426;
$custom-light: #e17061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52426",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.255,
    "s": 69.099,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53374,
    "c": 0.19565,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13272
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52426

secondary

#76CFCE

accent

#ECEA3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#170805

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52426

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

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