#C53255#C53255

#C53255 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.183 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53255
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 85)
HSL	hsl(346, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 56.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 59.23, 15.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 61.18, 14.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.179 0.0382)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.183 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8088, 14.8111, 10.0924)
Luminance	0.1481 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53255 #32C5A2

analogous

#C5329E #C53255 #C55832

triadic

#C53255 #55C532 #3255C5

tetradic

#C53255 #9EC532 #32C5A2 #5832C5

square

#C53255 #9EC532 #32C5A2 #5832C5

split-complementary

#C53255 #32C558 #329EC5

monochromatic

#63192B #942640 #C53255 #D65E7B #E38FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C53255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C53255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53255

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53255	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7651

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.183 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7684',
    500: '#c53255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53255;
$custom-light: #dd7684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.714,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5524,
    "c": 0.18301,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53255

secondary

#86CDBC

accent

#E3BD45

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53255

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

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