#C53229#C53229

#C53229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.185 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53229
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 41)
HSL	hsl(3, 66%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(3, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 79.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.68, 56.95, 40.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.68, 69.96, 35.51°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1629 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.185 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5697, 14.3155, 3.5669)
Luminance	0.1431 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53229 #29BCC5

analogous

#C5296E #C53229 #C58029

triadic

#C53229 #29C532 #3229C5

tetradic

#C53229 #6EC529 #29BCC5 #8029C5

square

#C53229 #6EC529 #29BCC5 #8029C5

split-complementary

#C53229 #29C580 #296EC5

monochromatic

#601814 #92251E #C53229 #DB5851 #E58983

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.44

#C53229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.86

#C53229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53229

5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53229	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)

#5F5526

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837522

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.185 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07564',
    500: '#c53229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53229;
$custom-light: #e07564;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.462,
    "s": 65.546,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54503,
    "c": 0.18522,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14312
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53229

secondary

#7CC9CE

accent

#DFE83F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53229

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

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