#C53233#C53233

#C53233 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.184 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53233
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 51)
HSL	hsl(360, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(360, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 74.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.79, 57.32, 35.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.79, 67.23, 31.50°)
OKLab	oklab(54.62% 0.1661 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(54.62% 0.184 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7670, 14.3944, 4.6056)
Luminance	0.1439 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53233 #32C5C4

analogous

#C5327C #C53233 #C57A32

triadic

#C53233 #33C532 #3233C5

tetradic

#C53233 #7CC532 #32C5C4 #7A32C5

square

#C53233 #7CC532 #32C5C4 #7A32C5

split-complementary

#C53233 #32C57A #327CC5

monochromatic

#63191A #942626 #C53233 #D65E5F #E38F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C53233 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C53233 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53233

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53233	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53233	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53233;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.184 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df756b',
    500: '#c53233',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53233;
$custom-light: #df756b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53233",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.592,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54622,
    "c": 0.18393,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14391
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53233

secondary

#86CDCD

accent

#E3E245

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53233

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

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