#C53438#C53438

#C53438 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.182 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53438
RGB	rgb(197, 52, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.6%, 71.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, 56.86, 32.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 65.53, 29.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.1657 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.182 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.9706, 14.6156, 5.2469)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53438 #34C5C1

analogous

#C53481 #C53438 #C57934

triadic

#C53438 #38C534 #3438C5

tetradic

#C53438 #81C534 #34C5C1 #7934C5

square

#C53438 #81C534 #34C5C1 #7934C5

split-complementary

#C53438 #34C579 #3481C5

monochromatic

#641A1C #95272A #C53438 #D56164 #E29194

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#C53438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#C53438 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53438

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53438	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837633

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 52, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.182 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df766f',
    500: '#c53438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53438;
$custom-light: #df766f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.345,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54873,
    "c": 0.18166,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53438

secondary

#88CDCB

accent

#E1DD46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53438

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

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