#C53230#C53230

#C53230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.184 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53230
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 48)
HSL	hsl(1, 61%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 76%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 75.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 57.20, 36.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 68.02, 32.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.1651 0.0819)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.184 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7029, 14.3688, 4.2685)
Luminance	0.1436 (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

#C53230 #30C3C5

analogous

#C53079 #C53230 #C57C30

triadic

#C53230 #30C532 #3230C5

tetradic

#C53230 #79C530 #30C3C5 #7C30C5

square

#C53230 #79C530 #30C3C5 #7C30C5

split-complementary

#C53230 #30C57C #3079C5

monochromatic

#631918 #942624 #C53230 #D75D5B #E38E8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C53230 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C53230 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53230

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53230	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53230	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E552E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53230;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 48);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.184 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07569',
    500: '#c53230',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53230;
$custom-light: #e07569;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53230",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 48
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.805,
    "s": 60.816,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54583,
    "c": 0.18429,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53230

secondary

#84CCCD

accent

#E2E444

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53230

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

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