#C53356#C53356

#C53356 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.182 H 11.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53356
RGB	rgb(197, 51, 86)
HSL	hsl(346, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 56.3%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.52, 58.97, 14.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.52, 60.82, 14.16°)
OKLab	oklab(55.35% 0.1783 0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(55.35% 0.182 11.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8920, 14.9135, 10.3175)
Luminance	0.1491 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53356 #33C5A2

analogous

#C5339F #C53356 #C55933

triadic

#C53356 #56C533 #3356C5

tetradic

#C53356 #9FC533 #33C5A2 #5933C5

square

#C53356 #9FC533 #33C5A2 #5933C5

split-complementary

#C53356 #33C559 #339FC5

monochromatic

#641A2C #942641 #C53356 #D65F7C #E290A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C53356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C53356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53356

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53356	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595956

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7752

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70342

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 51, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.182 11.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7785',
    500: '#c53356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53356;
$custom-light: #dd7785;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.616,
    "s": 58.871,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55352,
    "c": 0.18213,
    "h": 11.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1491
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53356

secondary

#87CDBC

accent

#E2BD46

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53356

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

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