#C52524#C52524

#C52524 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.195 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52524
RGB	rgb(197, 37, 36)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 81.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.25, 60.69, 41.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.25, 73.75, 34.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.42% 0.1736 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(53.42% 0.195 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.0090, 13.3248, 2.9765)
Luminance	0.1332 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52524 #24C4C5

analogous

#C52473 #C52524 #C57624

triadic

#C52524 #24C525 #2524C5

tetradic

#C52524 #73C524 #24C4C5 #7624C5

square

#C52524 #73C524 #24C4C5 #7624C5

split-complementary

#C52524 #24C576 #2473C5

monochromatic

#5E1211 #911B1B #C52524 #DE4949 #E77D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#C52524 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.66

#C52524 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52524

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52524	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52524	1.00	5.73	3.66	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595021

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80721C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52524;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 37, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.195 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17060',
    500: '#c52524',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52524;
$custom-light: #e17060;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52524",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.373,
    "s": 69.099,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53422,
    "c": 0.19523,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.13321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52524

secondary

#76CFCF

accent

#EBEC3C

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52524

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

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