#C5372C#C5372C
#C5372C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.181 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5372C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 55, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 63%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 78%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 77.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.34, 55.31, 39.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.34, 68.07, 35.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.01% 0.1583 0.0871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.01% 0.181 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8497, 14.7884, 3.9284) |
| Luminance | 0.1479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.02
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.76
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.77
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 7.07
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5372C #2CBAC5
analogous
#C52C6D #C5372C #C5842C
triadic
#C5372C #2CC537 #372CC5
tetradic
#C5372C #6DC52C #2CBAC5 #842CC5
square
#C5372C #6DC52C #2CBAC5 #842CC5
split-complementary
#C5372C #2CC584 #2C6DC5
monochromatic
#611B16 #932921 #C5372C #D95F55 #E48E87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#C5372C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#C5372C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C5372C
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5372C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5372C | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.96 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615829
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847726
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D90036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5372c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 55, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.181 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07866',
500: '#c5372c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5372c; $custom-light: #e07866; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5372c",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 55,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.314,
"s": 63.485,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55006,
"c": 0.18066,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.14785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5372C
secondary
#7FC8CE
accent
#DBE741
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A