#C5383D#C5383D
#C5383D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.178 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5383D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 56, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 56%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 72%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 69%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.69, 55.68, 30.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.69, 63.39, 28.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.33% 0.163 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.33% 0.178 23.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2852, 15.0393, 5.9855) |
| Luminance | 0.1504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.89
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.91
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.07
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.18
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.36
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5383D #38C5C0
analogous
#C53884 #C5383D #C57938
triadic
#C5383D #3DC538 #383DC5
tetradic
#C5383D #84C538 #38C5C0 #7938C5
square
#C5383D #84C538 #38C5C0 #7938C5
split-complementary
#C5383D #38C579 #3884C5
monochromatic
#661D1F #952A2E #C5383D #D4676A #E19699
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#C5383D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#C5383D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C5383D
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5383D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5383D | 1.00 | 5.24 | 4.01 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837739
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8003B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5383d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.178 23.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7872',
500: '#c5383d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5383d; $custom-light: #df7872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5383d",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 56,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.872,
"s": 55.731,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55332,
"c": 0.17755,
"h": 23.3
},
"luminance": 0.15036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5383D
secondary
#8CCDCA
accent
#DFDA49
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B