#C53327#C53327

#C53327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.185 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53327
RGB	rgb(197, 51, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.78, 56.55, 41.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.78, 70.32, 36.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1612 0.0902)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.185 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.5789, 14.3883, 3.4021)
Luminance	0.1438 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53327 #27B9C5

analogous

#C5276A #C53327 #C58227

triadic

#C53327 #27C533 #3327C5

tetradic

#C53327 #6AC527 #27B9C5 #8227C5

square

#C53327 #6AC527 #27B9C5 #8227C5

split-complementary

#C53327 #27C582 #276AC5

monochromatic

#5F1913 #92261D #C53327 #DC584D #E68880

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C53327 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C53327 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53327

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53327	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53327	1.00	5.42	3.88	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605624

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53327;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 51, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.185 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07663',
    500: '#c53327',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53327;
$custom-light: #e07663;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53327",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.557,
    "s": 66.949,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54574,
    "c": 0.1847,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53327

secondary

#79C8CF

accent

#DDEA3E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEEEA

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53327

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →