#C52827#C52827

#C52827 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.193 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52827
RGB	rgb(197, 40, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(0, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.56, 59.96, 40.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.56, 72.41, 34.09°)
OKLab	oklab(53.67% 0.1719 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(53.67% 0.193 27)
XYZ	xyz(24.1539, 13.5383, 3.2604)
Luminance	0.1353 (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

#C52827 #27C4C5

analogous

#C52775 #C52827 #C57727

triadic

#C52827 #27C528 #2827C5

tetradic

#C52827 #75C527 #27C4C5 #7727C5

square

#C52827 #75C527 #27C4C5 #7727C5

split-complementary

#C52827 #27C577 #2775C5

monochromatic

#5F1313 #921E1D #C52827 #DC4E4D #E68180

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.67

#C52827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.71

#C52827 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52827

5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52827	1.00	5.67	3.71	5.67
#FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 40, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.193 27.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e17162',
    500: '#c52827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52827;
$custom-light: #e17162;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.38,
    "s": 66.949,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53665,
    "c": 0.19291,
    "h": 27
  },
  "luminance": 0.13534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52827

secondary

#79CECF

accent

#E9EA3E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52827

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

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