#C53435#C53435

#C53435 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.182 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53435
RGB	rgb(197, 52, 53)
HSL	hsl(360, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(360, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 73.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 56.72, 34.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 66.28, 31.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.83% 0.1646 0.0776)
OKLCH	oklch(54.83% 0.182 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.8994, 14.5872, 4.8720)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53435 #34C5C4

analogous

#C5347E #C53435 #C57C34

triadic

#C53435 #35C534 #3435C5

tetradic

#C53435 #7EC534 #34C5C4 #7C34C5

square

#C53435 #7EC534 #34C5C4 #7C34C5

split-complementary

#C53435 #34C57C #347EC5

monochromatic

#641A1B #952728 #C53435 #D56162 #E29192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#C53435 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#C53435 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53435

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53435	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53435	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53435;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 52, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.182 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df766c',
    500: '#c53435',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53435;
$custom-light: #df766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53435",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.586,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54831,
    "c": 0.182,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14583
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53435

secondary

#88CDCC

accent

#E1E046

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53435

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

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