#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
RGB	rgb(197, 36, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.7%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.19, 61.03, 40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.19, 73.09, 33.38°)
OKLab	oklab(53.39% 0.1753 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(53.39% 0.196 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0260, 13.2825, 3.2178)
Luminance	0.1328 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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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
##C52427	1.00	5.74	3.66	5.74
#FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

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

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