#C52529#C52529

#C52529 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.195 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52529
RGB	rgb(197, 37, 41)
HSL	hsl(359, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(359, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 79.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 60.84, 39.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 72.38, 32.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.47% 0.1751 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(53.47% 0.195 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0907, 13.3575, 3.4072)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52529 #25C5C1

analogous

#C52579 #C52529 #C57125

triadic

#C52529 #29C525 #2529C5

tetradic

#C52529 #79C525 #25C5C1 #7125C5

square

#C52529 #79C525 #25C5C1 #7125C5

split-complementary

#C52529 #25C571 #2579C5

monochromatic

#5E1214 #911B1E #C52529 #DD4A4E #E77E80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#C52529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#C52529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52529

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52529	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595027

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807322

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 37, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.195 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07063',
    500: '#c52529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52529;
$custom-light: #e07063;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.5,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53473,
    "c": 0.19468,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52529

secondary

#77CFCD

accent

#EBE73D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52529

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

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