#C53529#C53529

#C53529 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.183 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53529
RGB	rgb(197, 53, 41)
HSL	hsl(5, 66%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(5, 79%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 79.2%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.05, 55.92, 41.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.05, 69.34, 36.26°)
OKLab	oklab(54.78% 0.1596 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(54.78% 0.183 29.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7022, 14.5805, 3.6110)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53529 #29B9C5

analogous

#C5296B #C53529 #C58329

triadic

#C53529 #29C535 #3529C5

tetradic

#C53529 #6BC529 #29B9C5 #8329C5

square

#C53529 #6BC529 #29B9C5 #8329C5

split-complementary

#C53529 #29C583 #296BC5

monochromatic

#601A14 #92271E #C53529 #DB5B51 #E58B83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#C53529 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#C53529 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53529

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53529	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53529	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)

#605626

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847623

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53529;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 53, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.183 29.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07764',
    500: '#c53529',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53529;
$custom-light: #e07764;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53529",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.615,
    "s": 65.546,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54781,
    "c": 0.18278,
    "h": 29.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53529

secondary

#7CC8CE

accent

#DBE83F

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170905

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53529

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

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