#C53736#C53736

#C53736 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.179 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53736
RGB	rgb(197, 55, 54)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 72.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.46, 55.71, 34.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.46, 65.34, 31.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.13% 0.1616 0.0775)
OKLCH	oklch(55.13% 0.179 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.0608, 14.8728, 5.0405)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53736 #36C4C5

analogous

#C5367C #C53736 #C57F36

triadic

#C53736 #36C537 #3736C5

tetradic

#C53736 #7CC536 #36C4C5 #7F36C5

square

#C53736 #7CC536 #36C4C5 #7F36C5

split-complementary

#C53736 #36C57F #367CC5

monochromatic

#651C1C #952A29 #C53736 #D46564 #E29494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#C53736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#C53736 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53736

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53736	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605834

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847731

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 55, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.179 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df786d',
    500: '#c53736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53736;
$custom-light: #df786d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.42,
    "s": 56.972,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5513,
    "c": 0.17926,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53736

secondary

#8ACCCD

accent

#DFE048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53736

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

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