#C53640#C53640

#C53640 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.179 H 21.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53640
RGB	rgb(197, 54, 64)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.6%, 67.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.47, 56.55, 28.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.47, 63.22, 26.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.1664 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.179 21.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.2733, 14.8826, 6.3913)
Luminance	0.1488 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53640 #36C5BB

analogous

#C53688 #C53640 #C57436

triadic

#C53640 #40C536 #3640C5

tetradic

#C53640 #88C536 #36C5BB #7436C5

square

#C53640 #88C536 #36C5BB #7436C5

split-complementary

#C53640 #36C574 #3688C5

monochromatic

#651C21 #952930 #C53640 #D4646C #E29499

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#C53640 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C53640 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53640

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53640	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53640	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F583F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53640;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 54, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.179 21.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7874',
    500: '#c53640',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53640;
$custom-light: #de7874;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53640",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.804,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55186,
    "c": 0.17914,
    "h": 21.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14879
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53640

secondary

#8ACDC8

accent

#E0D648

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53640

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

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