#C53251#C53251

#C53251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.183 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53251
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 81)
HSL	hsl(347, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 58.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.29, 58.95, 17.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.29, 61.54, 16.67°)
OKLab	oklab(55.15% 0.1774 0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(55.15% 0.183 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6543, 14.7493, 9.2790)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53251 #32C5A6

analogous

#C5329A #C53251 #C55C32

triadic

#C53251 #51C532 #3251C5

tetradic

#C53251 #9AC532 #32C5A6 #5C32C5

square

#C53251 #9AC532 #32C5A6 #5C32C5

split-complementary

#C53251 #32C55C #329AC5

monochromatic

#631929 #94263D #C53251 #D65E77 #E38FA1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#C53251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C53251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53251

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53251	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8003F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.183 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7681',
    500: '#c53251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53251;
$custom-light: #de7681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.347,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55149,
    "c": 0.1827,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53251

secondary

#86CDBE

accent

#E3C145

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53251

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

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