#C52623#C52623

#C52623 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.195 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52623
RGB	rgb(197, 38, 35)
HSL	hsl(1, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 82.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.33, 60.40, 42.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.33, 73.86, 35.15°)
OKLab	oklab(53.48% 0.1725 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(53.48% 0.195 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0254, 13.3818, 2.9077)
Luminance	0.1338 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52623 #23C2C5

analogous

#C52371 #C52623 #C57723

triadic

#C52623 #23C526 #2623C5

tetradic

#C52623 #71C523 #23C2C5 #7723C5

square

#C52623 #71C523 #23C2C5 #7723C5

split-complementary

#C52623 #23C577 #2371C5

monochromatic

#5D1211 #911C1A #C52623 #DE4A47 #E87D7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#C52623 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#C52623 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52623

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52623	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52623	1.00	5.71	3.68	5.71
#FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5020

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52623;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 38, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.195 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e1705f',
    500: '#c52623',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52623;
$custom-light: #e1705f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52623",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.111,
    "s": 69.828,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53482,
    "c": 0.19469,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52623

secondary

#74CECF

accent

#E9ED3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52623

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

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