#C53832#C53832

#C53832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.179 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53832
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 50)
HSL	hsl(2, 60%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 75%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 74.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 55.17, 36.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 66.18, 33.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.18% 0.1591 0.0818)
OKLCH	oklch(55.18% 0.179 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0187, 14.9328, 4.5819)
Luminance	0.1493 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53832 #32BFC5

analogous

#C53275 #C53832 #C58132

triadic

#C53832 #32C538 #3832C5

tetradic

#C53832 #75C532 #32BFC5 #8132C5

square

#C53832 #75C532 #32BFC5 #8132C5

split-complementary

#C53832 #32C581 #3275C5

monochromatic

#631C19 #942A26 #C53832 #D6635E #E3928F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C53832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#C53832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53832

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53832	1.00	5.27	3.99	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615830

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.179 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df786a',
    500: '#c53832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53832;
$custom-light: #df786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.449,
    "s": 59.514,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55176,
    "c": 0.17891,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53832

secondary

#86CACD

accent

#DCE345

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53832

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

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