#C5252A#C5252A

#C5252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.195 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C5252A
RGB	rgb(197, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 78.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.31, 60.87, 38.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.31, 72.11, 32.42°)
OKLab	oklab(53.49% 0.1754 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(53.49% 0.195 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1084, 13.3645, 3.5003)
Luminance	0.1336 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C5252A #25C5C0

analogous

#C5257A #C5252A #C57025

triadic

#C5252A #2AC525 #252AC5

tetradic

#C5252A #7AC525 #25C5C0 #7025C5

square

#C5252A #7AC525 #25C5C0 #7025C5

split-complementary

#C5252A #25C570 #257AC5

monochromatic

#5E1214 #911B1F #C5252A #DD4A4F #E77E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#C5252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#C5252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C5252A

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C5252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C5252A	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)

#595028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807323

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c5252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.195 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07064',
    500: '#c5252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c5252a;
$custom-light: #e07064;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c5252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.125,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53485,
    "c": 0.19458,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13361
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C5252A

secondary

#77CFCC

accent

#EBE63D

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C5252A

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

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