#C52626#C52626

#C52626 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.194 H 26.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52626
RGB	rgb(197, 38, 38)
HSL	hsl(0, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 80.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.36, 60.48, 40.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.36, 73.03, 34.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.51% 0.1734 0.0879)
OKLCH	oklch(53.51% 0.194 26.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0719, 13.4004, 3.1524)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52626 #26C5C5

analogous

#C52675 #C52626 #C57526

triadic

#C52626 #26C526 #2626C5

tetradic

#C52626 #75C526 #26C5C5 #7526C5

square

#C52626 #75C526 #26C5C5 #7526C5

split-complementary

#C52626 #26C575 #2675C5

monochromatic

#5E1212 #921C1C #C52626 #DC4C4C #E67F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#C52626 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#C52626 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52626

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52626	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52626	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)

#5A5024

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80731E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52626;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 38, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.194 26.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17061',
    500: '#c52626',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52626;
$custom-light: #e17061;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52626",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 67.66,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53511,
    "c": 0.19436,
    "h": 26.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.13396
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52626

secondary

#78CFCF

accent

#EBEB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52626

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

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