#C52A41#C52A41
#C52A41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.189 H 18.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C52A41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 42, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 65%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 78.7%, 67%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.11, 60.47, 25.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.11, 65.81, 23.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.18% 0.1792 0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.18% 0.189 18.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8108, 13.9117, 6.3788) |
| Luminance | 0.1391 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.66
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.22
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.26
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.29
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.31
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C52A41 #2AC5AE
analogous
#C52A8F #C52A41 #C5612A
triadic
#C52A41 #41C52A #2A41C5
tetradic
#C52A41 #8FC52A #2AC5AE #612AC5
square
#C52A41 #8FC52A #2AC5AE #612AC5
split-complementary
#C52A41 #2AC561 #2A8FC5
monochromatic
#601420 #931F30 #C52A41 #DA5266 #E58593
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.55
#C52A41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.78
#C52A41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C52A41
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C52A41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C52A41 | 1.00 | 5.55 | 3.78 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585341
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F743C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c52a41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 42, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.189 18.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7375',
500: '#c52a41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c52a41; $custom-light: #df7375; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c52a41",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 42,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.097,
"s": 64.854,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54176,
"c": 0.18933,
"h": 18.9
},
"luminance": 0.13908
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C52A41
secondary
#7DCEC2
accent
#E8CF40
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEDED
border
#D5C8C8
text
#170908
muted
#857B7B