#C53527#C53527

#C53527 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.183 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53527
RGB	rgb(197, 53, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 67%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 80.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 55.85, 42.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 69.92, 36.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.76% 0.159 0.0907)
OKLCH	oklch(54.76% 0.183 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.6682, 14.5669, 3.4319)
Luminance	0.1456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53527 #27B7C5

analogous

#C52768 #C53527 #C58427

triadic

#C53527 #27C535 #3527C5

tetradic

#C53527 #68C527 #27B7C5 #8427C5

square

#C53527 #68C527 #27B7C5 #8427C5

split-complementary

#C53527 #27C584 #2768C5

monochromatic

#5F1A13 #92271D #C53527 #DC5A4D #E68980

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#C53527 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#C53527 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53527

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53527	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53527	1.00	5.37	3.91	5.37
#FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615624

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847620

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53527;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 53, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.183 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07763',
    500: '#c53527',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53527;
$custom-light: #e07763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53527",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.316,
    "s": 66.949,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54761,
    "c": 0.18308,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53527

secondary

#79C7CF

accent

#DBEA3E

background

#FFF7F5

surface

#FEEEEA

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53527

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

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