#C52725#C52725

#C52725 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.194 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52725
RGB	rgb(197, 39, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.2%, 81.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.45, 60.18, 41.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.45, 73.14, 34.63°)
OKLab	oklab(53.57% 0.1722 0.0889)
OKLCH	oklch(53.57% 0.194 27.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0884, 13.4589, 3.0794)
Luminance	0.1346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52725 #25C3C5

analogous

#C52573 #C52725 #C57725

triadic

#C52725 #25C527 #2725C5

tetradic

#C52725 #73C525 #25C3C5 #7725C5

square

#C52725 #73C525 #25C3C5 #7725C5

split-complementary

#C52725 #25C577 #2573C5

monochromatic

#5E1312 #911D1B #C52725 #DD4C4A #E77F7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.69

#C52725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.69

#C52725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52725

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52725	1.00	5.69	3.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 39, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.194 27.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17161',
    500: '#c52725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52725;
$custom-light: #e17161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.75,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53572,
    "c": 0.19381,
    "h": 27.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13455
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52725

secondary

#77CECF

accent

#E9EB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52725

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

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