#C53253#C53253

#C53253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.183 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53253
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 83)
HSL	hsl(347, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 57.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 59.09, 16.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 61.35, 15.58°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.1782 0.0409)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.183 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.7304, 14.7798, 9.6798)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53253 #32C5A4

analogous

#C5329C #C53253 #C55B32

triadic

#C53253 #53C532 #3253C5

tetradic

#C53253 #9CC532 #32C5A4 #5B32C5

square

#C53253 #9CC532 #32C5A4 #5B32C5

split-complementary

#C53253 #32C55B #329CC5

monochromatic

#63192A #94263E #C53253 #D65E79 #E38FA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#C53253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C53253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53253

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53253	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595853

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70040

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.183 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7683',
    500: '#c53253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53253;
$custom-light: #de7683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.531,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55194,
    "c": 0.18283,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53253

secondary

#86CDBD

accent

#E3BF45

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53253

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

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