#C53533#C53533

#C53533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.181 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53533
RGB	rgb(197, 53, 51)
HSL	hsl(1, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 74.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 56.29, 35.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 66.58, 32.27°)
OKLab	oklab(54.9% 0.1629 0.0799)
OKLCH	oklch(54.9% 0.181 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8995, 14.6594, 4.6498)
Luminance	0.1466 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53533 #33C3C5

analogous

#C5337A #C53533 #C57E33

triadic

#C53533 #33C535 #3533C5

tetradic

#C53533 #7AC533 #33C3C5 #7E33C5

square

#C53533 #7AC533 #33C3C5 #7E33C5

split-complementary

#C53533 #33C57E #337AC5

monochromatic

#641B1A #942826 #C53533 #D6615F #E29190

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C53533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C53533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53533

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53533	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605731

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83762E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 53, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.181 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df776b',
    500: '#c53533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53533;
$custom-light: #df776b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.822,
    "s": 58.871,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54898,
    "c": 0.18139,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53533

secondary

#87CCCD

accent

#E0E246

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53533

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

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