#C53138#C53138

#C53138 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.184 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53138
RGB	rgb(197, 49, 56)
HSL	hsl(357, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(357, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 71.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, 57.87, 32.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 66.20, 29.05°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1689 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.184 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.8409, 14.3563, 5.2037)
Luminance	0.1435 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53138 #31C5BE

analogous

#C53182 #C53138 #C57431

triadic

#C53138 #38C531 #3138C5

tetradic

#C53138 #82C531 #31C5BE #7431C5

square

#C53138 #82C531 #31C5BE #7431C5

split-complementary

#C53138 #31C574 #3182C5

monochromatic

#63191C #94252A #C53138 #D75D62 #E38E92

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#C53138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C53138 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53138

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53138	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5637

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 49, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.184 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756e',
    500: '#c53138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53138;
$custom-light: #df756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.162,
    "s": 60.163,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54603,
    "c": 0.18422,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14352
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53138

secondary

#85CDCA

accent

#E3DC44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53138

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

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