#C53553#C53553

#C53553 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.180 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53553
RGB	rgb(197, 53, 83)
HSL	hsl(348, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(348, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 57.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 58.08, 16.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 60.50, 16.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1749 0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.18 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.8629, 15.0447, 9.7240)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53553 #35C5A7

analogous

#C5359B #C53553 #C55F35

triadic

#C53553 #53C535 #3553C5

tetradic

#C53553 #9BC535 #35C5A7 #5F35C5

square

#C53553 #9BC535 #35C5A7 #5F35C5

split-complementary

#C53553 #35C55F #359BC5

monochromatic

#651B2A #95283F #C53553 #D5627A #E293A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#C53553 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#C53553 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53553

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53553	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53553	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5953

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80774F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53553;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 53, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.180 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7883',
    500: '#c53553',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53553;
$custom-light: #dd7883;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53553",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.5,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55464,
    "c": 0.17992,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15041
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53553

secondary

#89CDBF

accent

#E1C147

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53553

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

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