#C53436#C53436

#C53436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.182 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53436
RGB	rgb(197, 52, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 72.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 56.77, 33.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 66.02, 30.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.85% 0.165 0.0765)
OKLCH	oklch(54.85% 0.182 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9226, 14.5965, 4.9944)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53436 #34C5C3

analogous

#C5347F #C53436 #C57B34

triadic

#C53436 #36C534 #3436C5

tetradic

#C53436 #7FC534 #34C5C3 #7B34C5

square

#C53436 #7FC534 #34C5C3 #7B34C5

split-complementary

#C53436 #34C57B #347FC5

monochromatic

#641A1B #952729 #C53436 #D56163 #E29192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#C53436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#C53436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53436

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53436	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)

#5F5735

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 52, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.182 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df766d',
    500: '#c53436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53436;
$custom-light: #df766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.172,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54845,
    "c": 0.18188,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14593
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53436

secondary

#88CDCC

accent

#E1DF46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53436

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

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