#C52825#C52825

#C52825 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.193 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52825
RGB	rgb(197, 40, 37)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 81.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.54, 59.91, 41.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.54, 72.96, 34.81°)
OKLab	oklab(53.65% 0.1714 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(53.65% 0.193 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1217, 13.5254, 3.0905)
Luminance	0.1352 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52825 #25C2C5

analogous

#C52572 #C52825 #C57825

triadic

#C52825 #25C528 #2825C5

tetradic

#C52825 #72C525 #25C2C5 #7825C5

square

#C52825 #72C525 #25C2C5 #7825C5

split-complementary

#C52825 #25C578 #2572C5

monochromatic

#5E1312 #911E1B #C52825 #DD4D4A #E7807E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C52825 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.70

#C52825 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52825

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52825	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52825	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)

#5B5122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52825;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 40, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.193 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17161',
    500: '#c52825',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52825;
$custom-light: #e17161;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52825",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.125,
    "s": 68.376,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53645,
    "c": 0.19314,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52825

secondary

#77CDCF

accent

#E8EB3D

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52825

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

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