#C53528#C53528

#C53528 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.183 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53528
RGB	rgb(197, 53, 40)
HSL	hsl(5, 66%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(5, 80%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 79.7%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.04, 55.88, 41.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.04, 69.63, 36.62°)
OKLab	oklab(54.77% 0.1593 0.0899)
OKLCH	oklch(54.77% 0.183 29.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.6850, 14.5736, 3.5203)
Luminance	0.1457 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53528 #28B8C5

analogous

#C5286A #C53528 #C58428

triadic

#C53528 #28C535 #3528C5

tetradic

#C53528 #6AC528 #28B8C5 #8428C5

square

#C53528 #6AC528 #28B8C5 #8428C5

split-complementary

#C53528 #28C584 #286AC5

monochromatic

#5F1A13 #92271E #C53528 #DB5B4F #E68A82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.37

#C53528 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.91

#C53528 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53528

5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53528	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53528	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)

#605625

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847621

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53528;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 53, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.183 29.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07763',
    500: '#c53528',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53528;
$custom-light: #e07763;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53528",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.968,
    "s": 66.245,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54771,
    "c": 0.18293,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1457
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53528

secondary

#7AC7CE

accent

#DBE93F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53528

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

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