#C53228#C53228

#C53228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.185 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53228
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(4, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 79.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.67, 56.92, 41.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.67, 70.24, 35.87°)
OKLab	oklab(54.49% 0.1626 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(54.49% 0.185 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5525, 14.3086, 3.4761)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53228 #28BBC5

analogous

#C5286D #C53228 #C58128

triadic

#C53228 #28C532 #3228C5

tetradic

#C53228 #6DC528 #28BBC5 #8128C5

square

#C53228 #6DC528 #28BBC5 #8128C5

split-complementary

#C53228 #28C581 #286DC5

monochromatic

#5F1813 #92251E #C53228 #DB584F #E68882

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C53228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C53228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53228

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53228	1.00	5.44	3.86	5.44
#FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5525

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837521

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.185 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07563',
    500: '#c53228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53228;
$custom-light: #e07563;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.822,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54493,
    "c": 0.18536,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14305
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53228

secondary

#7AC9CE

accent

#DEE93F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEB

border

#D6C8C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53228

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

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