#C52D28#C52D28

#C52D28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.189 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52D28
RGB	rgb(197, 45, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 79.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.10, 58.53, 40.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.10, 71.22, 34.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.06% 0.1676 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.06% 0.189 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.3503, 13.9042, 3.4087)
Luminance	0.1390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52D28 #28C0C5

analogous

#C52872 #C52D28 #C57C28

triadic

#C52D28 #28C52D #2D28C5

tetradic

#C52D28 #72C528 #28C0C5 #7C28C5

square

#C52D28 #72C528 #28C0C5 #7C28C5

split-complementary

#C52D28 #28C57C #2872C5

monochromatic

#5F1613 #92211E #C52D28 #DB534F #E68582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.56

#C52D28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.78

#C52D28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52D28

5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52D28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52D28	1.00	5.56	3.78	5.56
#FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9002E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52d28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 45, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.189 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07363',
    500: '#c52d28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52d28;
$custom-light: #e07363;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52d28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.911,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54063,
    "c": 0.18921,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52D28

secondary

#7ACCCE

accent

#E4E93F

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52D28

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

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