#C53557#C53557

#C53557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.180 H 11.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53557
RGB	rgb(197, 53, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.1%, 55.8%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 58.36, 14.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 60.17, 14.07°)
OKLab	oklab(55.56% 0.1765 0.0367)
OKLCH	oklch(55.56% 0.18 11.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.0218, 15.1083, 10.5609)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53557 #35C5A3

analogous

#C5359F #C53557 #C55B35

triadic

#C53557 #57C535 #3557C5

tetradic

#C53557 #9FC535 #35C5A3 #5B35C5

square

#C53557 #9FC535 #35C5A3 #5B35C5

split-complementary

#C53557 #35C55B #359FC5

monochromatic

#651B2C #952842 #C53557 #D5627D #E293A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#C53557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C53557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53557

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53557	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D70B43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 53, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.180 11.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7886',
    500: '#c53557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53557;
$custom-light: #dd7886;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.833,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55557,
    "c": 0.18026,
    "h": 11.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15105
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53557

secondary

#89CDBD

accent

#E1BD47

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53557

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

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