#C53256#C53256

#C53256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.183 H 11.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53256
RGB	rgb(197, 50, 86)
HSL	hsl(345, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(345, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 56.3%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 59.30, 14.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 61.10, 13.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.1794 0.0369)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.183 11.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.8488, 14.8271, 10.3031)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53256 #32C5A1

analogous

#C5329F #C53256 #C55732

triadic

#C53256 #56C532 #3256C5

tetradic

#C53256 #9FC532 #32C5A1 #5732C5

square

#C53256 #9FC532 #32C5A1 #5732C5

split-complementary

#C53256 #32C557 #329FC5

monochromatic

#63192B #942641 #C53256 #D65E7B #E38FA3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C53256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C53256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53256

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53256	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)

#595857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7652

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 50, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.183 11.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7685',
    500: '#c53256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53256;
$custom-light: #dd7685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.306,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55264,
    "c": 0.1831,
    "h": 11.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53256

secondary

#86CDBC

accent

#E3BC45

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53256

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

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