#C52427#C52427

#C52427 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.196 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#C52427
RGBrgb(197, 36, 39)
HSLhsl(359, 69%, 46%)
HSVhsv(359, 82%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 81.7%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LABlab(43.19, 61.03, 40.21)
CIE-LCHlch(43.19, 73.09, 33.38°)
OKLaboklab(53.39% 0.1753 0.0866)
OKLCHoklch(53.39% 0.196 26.3)
XYZxyz(24.0260, 13.2825, 3.2178)
Luminance0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#C52427 #24C5C2
analogous
#C52477 #C52427 #C57124
triadic
#C52427 #27C524 #2427C5
tetradic
#C52427 #77C524 #24C5C2 #7124C5
square
#C52427 #77C524 #24C5C2 #7124C5
split-complementary
#C52427 #24C571 #2477C5
monochromatic
#5E1113 #911B1D #C52427 #DE494B #E77C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.74
#C52427 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66
#C52427 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52427
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##C52427#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##C524271.005.743.665.74
#FFFFFF5.741.0021.001.00
#0000003.6621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.741.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#595025
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80721F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D90028
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #c52427;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 36, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.196 26.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17062',
    500: '#c52427',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #c52427;
$custom-light: #e17062;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#c52427",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.882,
    "s": 69.099,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53385,
    "c": 0.19554,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#C52427
secondary
#76CFCE
accent
#ECE93C
background
#FFF7F5
surface
#FEEDEA
border
#D6C8C6
text
#170805
muted
#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52427

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#C52427 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva