#C53855#C53855

#C53855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.177 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53855
RGB	rgb(197, 56, 85)
HSL	hsl(348, 56%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 72%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 56.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.12, 57.15, 16.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.12, 59.44, 15.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1723 0.0406)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.177 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.0823, 15.3582, 10.1836)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53855 #38C5A8

analogous

#C5389B #C53855 #C56238

triadic

#C53855 #55C538 #3855C5

tetradic

#C53855 #9BC538 #38C5A8 #6238C5

square

#C53855 #9BC538 #38C5A8 #6238C5

split-complementary

#C53855 #38C562 #389BC5

monochromatic

#661D2C #952A40 #C53855 #D4677D #E196A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C53855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C53855 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53855

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53855	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5B55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817851

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 56, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.177 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7984',
    500: '#c53855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53855;
$custom-light: #dd7984;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.66,
    "s": 55.731,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55794,
    "c": 0.17702,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15355
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53855

secondary

#8CCDBF

accent

#DFC049

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53855

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

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