#C52627#C52627

#C52627 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.194 H 26.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52627
RGB	rgb(197, 38, 39)
HSL	hsl(360, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(360, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.7%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.37, 60.51, 40.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.37, 72.76, 33.73°)
OKLab	oklab(53.52% 0.1737 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(53.52% 0.194 26.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0883, 13.4070, 3.2385)
Luminance	0.1340 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52627 #26C5C4

analogous

#C52676 #C52627 #C57426

triadic

#C52627 #27C526 #2627C5

tetradic

#C52627 #76C526 #26C5C4 #7426C5

square

#C52627 #76C526 #26C5C4 #7426C5

split-complementary

#C52627 #26C574 #2676C5

monochromatic

#5E1213 #921C1D #C52627 #DC4C4D #E67F80

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.71

#C52627 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.68

#C52627 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52627

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52627	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52627	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)

#5A5025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80731F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52627;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 38, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.194 26.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17062',
    500: '#c52627',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52627;
$custom-light: #e17062;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52627",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.623,
    "s": 67.66,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53521,
    "c": 0.19425,
    "h": 26.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13403
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52627

secondary

#78CFCE

accent

#EBE93D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52627

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

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