#C52823#C52823

#C52823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.193 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52823
RGB	rgb(197, 40, 35)
HSL	hsl(2, 70%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 82.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.53, 59.85, 42.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.53, 73.52, 35.51°)
OKLab	oklab(53.63% 0.1708 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(53.63% 0.193 28)
XYZ	xyz(24.0911, 13.5132, 2.9296)
Luminance	0.1351 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52823 #23C0C5

analogous

#C5236F #C52823 #C57923

triadic

#C52823 #23C528 #2823C5

tetradic

#C52823 #6FC523 #23C0C5 #7923C5

square

#C52823 #6FC523 #23C0C5 #7923C5

split-complementary

#C52823 #23C579 #236FC5

monochromatic

#5D1311 #911D1A #C52823 #DE4C47 #E87E7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C52823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C52823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52823

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52823	1.00	5.67	3.70	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5120

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 40, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.193 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17160',
    500: '#c52823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52823;
$custom-light: #e17160;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.852,
    "s": 69.828,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53626,
    "c": 0.19337,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.13509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52823

secondary

#74CDCF

accent

#E7ED3B

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FFEDE9

border

#D7C8C5

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52823

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

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