#C52927#C52927

#C52927 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.192 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52927
RGB	rgb(197, 41, 39)
HSL	hsl(1, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(1, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.66, 59.68, 40.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.66, 72.23, 34.28°)
OKLab	oklab(53.74% 0.1711 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(53.74% 0.192 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1881, 13.6066, 3.2718)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52927 #27C3C5

analogous

#C52774 #C52927 #C57827

triadic

#C52927 #27C529 #2927C5

tetradic

#C52927 #74C527 #27C3C5 #7827C5

square

#C52927 #74C527 #27C3C5 #7827C5

split-complementary

#C52927 #27C578 #2774C5

monochromatic

#5F1413 #921E1D #C52927 #DC4F4D #E68280

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#C52927 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#C52927 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52927

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52927	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52927	1.00	5.64	3.72	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5225

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81731F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9002B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52927;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 41, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.192 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07262',
    500: '#c52927',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52927;
$custom-light: #e07262;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52927",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.759,
    "s": 66.949,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53739,
    "c": 0.19222,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.13603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52927

secondary

#79CECF

accent

#E8EA3E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52927

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

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