#C53635#C53635

#C53635 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.180 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53635
RGB	rgb(197, 54, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 73.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 56.02, 34.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 65.83, 31.68°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.1624 0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.18 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.9906, 14.7695, 4.9024)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53635 #35C4C5

analogous

#C5357C #C53635 #C57E35

triadic

#C53635 #35C536 #3635C5

tetradic

#C53635 #7CC535 #35C4C5 #7E35C5

square

#C53635 #7CC535 #35C4C5 #7E35C5

split-complementary

#C53635 #35C57E #357CC5

monochromatic

#651C1B #952928 #C53635 #D56362 #E29393

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#C53635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C53635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53635

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53635	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837730

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 54, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.180 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df776c',
    500: '#c53635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53635;
$custom-light: #df776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.417,
    "s": 57.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5502,
    "c": 0.18027,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53635

secondary

#89CCCD

accent

#E0E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53635

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

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