#C53232#C53232

#C53232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.184 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53232
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 74.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 57.28, 35.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 67.49, 31.93°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% 0.1658 0.08)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.184 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.7452, 14.3856, 4.4908)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53232 #32C5C5

analogous

#C5327B #C53232 #C57B32

triadic

#C53232 #32C532 #3232C5

tetradic

#C53232 #7BC532 #32C5C5 #7B32C5

square

#C53232 #7BC532 #32C5C5 #7B32C5

split-complementary

#C53232 #32C57B #327BC5

monochromatic

#631919 #942626 #C53232 #D65E5E #E38F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C53232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C53232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53232

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53232	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5630

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.184 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756a',
    500: '#c53232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53232;
$custom-light: #df756a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54609,
    "c": 0.18405,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53232

secondary

#86CDCD

accent

#E3E345

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53232

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

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