#C53933#C53933

#C53933 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.178 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53933
RGB	rgb(197, 57, 51)
HSL	hsl(2, 59%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 74.1%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 54.84, 36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 65.68, 33.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.29% 0.1583 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(55.29% 0.178 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.0895, 15.0394, 4.7131)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53933 #33BFC5

analogous

#C53376 #C53933 #C58233

triadic

#C53933 #33C539 #3933C5

tetradic

#C53933 #76C533 #33BFC5 #8233C5

square

#C53933 #76C533 #33BFC5 #8233C5

split-complementary

#C53933 #33C582 #3376C5

monochromatic

#641D1A #942B26 #C53933 #D6645F #E29390

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#C53933 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#C53933 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53933

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53933	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53933	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)

#625931

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85772E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53933;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 57, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.178 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df796b',
    500: '#c53933',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53933;
$custom-light: #df796b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53933",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.466,
    "s": 58.871,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55289,
    "c": 0.17788,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53933

secondary

#87CACD

accent

#DCE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53933

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

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