#C52E28#C52E28

#C52E28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.188 H 27.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C52E28
RGB	rgb(197, 46, 40)
HSL	hsl(2, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(2, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.6%, 79.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, 58.22, 40.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 71.03, 34.95°)
OKLab	oklab(54.15% 0.1666 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(54.15% 0.188 27.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3889, 13.9814, 3.4216)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C52E28 #28BFC5

analogous

#C52871 #C52E28 #C57D28

triadic

#C52E28 #28C52E #2E28C5

tetradic

#C52E28 #71C528 #28BFC5 #7D28C5

square

#C52E28 #71C528 #28BFC5 #7D28C5

split-complementary

#C52E28 #28C57D #2871C5

monochromatic

#5F1613 #92221E #C52E28 #DB544F #E68682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#C52E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#C52E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C52E28

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C52E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C52E28	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827421

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D9002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c52e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 46, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.188 27.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07463',
    500: '#c52e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c52e28;
$custom-light: #e07463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c52e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.293,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54146,
    "c": 0.18847,
    "h": 27.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.13978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C52E28

secondary

#7ACBCE

accent

#E3E93F

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEDEA

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C52E28

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

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