#C5282D#C5282D

#C5282D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.192 H 25.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C5282D
RGB	rgb(197, 40, 45)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.7%, 77.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.63, 60.16, 37.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.63, 70.78, 31.80°)
OKLab	oklab(53.73% 0.1738 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(53.73% 0.192 25.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.2613, 13.5813, 3.8261)
Luminance	0.1358 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C5282D #28C5C0

analogous

#C5287C #C5282D #C57228

triadic

#C5282D #2DC528 #282DC5

tetradic

#C5282D #7CC528 #28C5C0 #7228C5

square

#C5282D #7CC528 #28C5C0 #7228C5

split-complementary

#C5282D #28C572 #287CC5

monochromatic

#5F1316 #921E21 #C5282D #DB4F53 #E68285

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#C5282D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#C5282D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C5282D

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C5282D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C5282D	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A512B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807326

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9002C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c5282d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 40, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.192 25.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07166',
    500: '#c5282d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c5282d;
$custom-light: #e07166;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c5282d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.089,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53732,
    "c": 0.19225,
    "h": 25.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C5282D

secondary

#7ACECC

accent

#E9E43F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C5282D

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

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