#C53036#C53036

#C53036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.185 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53036
RGB	rgb(197, 48, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.6%, 72.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 58.11, 33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 66.90, 29.71°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1692 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.185 24)
XYZ	xyz(24.7516, 14.2544, 4.9374)
Luminance	0.1425 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53036 #30C5BF

analogous

#C53080 #C53036 #C57430

triadic

#C53036 #36C530 #3036C5

tetradic

#C53036 #80C530 #30C5BF #7430C5

square

#C53036 #80C530 #30C5BF #7430C5

split-complementary

#C53036 #30C574 #3080C5

monochromatic

#63181B #942429 #C53036 #D75B60 #E38C90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C53036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C53036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53036

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53036	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827531

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 48, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.185 24.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756d',
    500: '#c53036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53036;
$custom-light: #df756d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.584,
    "s": 60.816,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54487,
    "c": 0.18525,
    "h": 24
  },
  "luminance": 0.14251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53036

secondary

#84CDCA

accent

#E4DD44

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53036

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

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