#C53831#C53831

#C53831 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.179 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53831
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 49)
HSL	hsl(3, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(3, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 75.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 55.13, 37.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 66.45, 33.93°)
OKLab	oklab(55.16% 0.1588 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(55.16% 0.179 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.9974, 14.9242, 4.4696)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53831 #31BEC5

analogous

#C53174 #C53831 #C58231

triadic

#C53831 #31C538 #3831C5

tetradic

#C53831 #74C531 #31BEC5 #8231C5

square

#C53831 #74C531 #31BEC5 #8231C5

split-complementary

#C53831 #31C582 #3174C5

monochromatic

#631C19 #942A25 #C53831 #D7625D #E3928E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C53831 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C53831 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53831

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53831	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53831	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#61582F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53831;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.179 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df786a',
    500: '#c53831',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53831;
$custom-light: #df786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53831",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.838,
    "s": 60.163,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55164,
    "c": 0.17905,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53831

secondary

#85CACD

accent

#DCE344

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEEEB

border

#D6C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53831

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

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