#C52625#C52625

#C52625 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.194 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52625
RGB	rgb(197, 38, 37)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 81.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.35, 60.45, 41.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.35, 73.31, 34.45°)
OKLab	oklab(53.5% 0.1731 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(53.5% 0.194 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0560, 13.3940, 3.0686)
Luminance	0.1339 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52625 #25C4C5

analogous

#C52574 #C52625 #C57625

triadic

#C52625 #25C526 #2625C5

tetradic

#C52625 #74C525 #25C4C5 #7625C5

square

#C52625 #74C525 #25C4C5 #7625C5

split-complementary

#C52625 #25C576 #2574C5

monochromatic

#5E1212 #911C1B #C52625 #DD4B4A #E77E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#C52625 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#C52625 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52625

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52625	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52625	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)

#5A5022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52625;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 38, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.194 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17061',
    500: '#c52625',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52625;
$custom-light: #e17061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52625",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.375,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53501,
    "c": 0.19447,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52625

secondary

#77CECF

accent

#EAEB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDEA

border

#D7C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52625

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

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