#C52527#C52527

#C52527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.195 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52527
RGB	rgb(197, 37, 39)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.28, 60.77, 40.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.28, 72.92, 33.55°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% 0.1745 0.0868)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.195 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.0567, 13.3439, 3.2280)
Luminance	0.1334 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52527 #25C5C3

analogous

#C52577 #C52527 #C57325

triadic

#C52527 #27C525 #2527C5

tetradic

#C52527 #77C525 #25C5C3 #7325C5

square

#C52527 #77C525 #25C5C3 #7325C5

split-complementary

#C52527 #25C573 #2577C5

monochromatic

#5E1213 #911B1D #C52527 #DD4A4C #E77E7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.73

#C52527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#C52527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52527

5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52527	1.00	5.73	3.67	5.73
#FFFFFF	5.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.73	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: #c52527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 37, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.195 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17062',
    500: '#c52527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52527;
$custom-light: #e17062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.25,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53452,
    "c": 0.1949,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52527

secondary

#77CFCE

accent

#EBE93D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52527

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

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