#C5342E#C5342E
#C5342E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.183 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5342E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 52, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 62%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 77%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 76.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.98, 56.44, 38.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.98, 68.15, 34.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.74% 0.1623 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.74% 0.183 27.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7500, 14.5274, 4.0851) |
| Luminance | 0.1452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.80
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.24
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.31
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.36
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.98
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5342E #2EBFC5
analogous
#C52E74 #C5342E #C57F2E
triadic
#C5342E #2EC534 #342EC5
tetradic
#C5342E #74C52E #2EBFC5 #7F2EC5
square
#C5342E #74C52E #2EBFC5 #7F2EC5
split-complementary
#C5342E #2EC57F #2E74C5
monochromatic
#621A17 #932722 #C5342E #D85D58 #E48D8A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#C5342E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#C5342E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C5342E
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5342E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5342E | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F562C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837628
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D90034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5342e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 52, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.183 27.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07667',
500: '#c5342e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5342e; $custom-light: #e07667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5342e",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 52,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.384,
"s": 62.14,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54742,
"c": 0.1829,
"h": 27.5
},
"luminance": 0.14524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5342E
secondary
#81CACE
accent
#DFE543
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A