#C53934#C53934

#C53934 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.178 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53934
RGB	rgb(197, 57, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(2, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 73.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.70, 54.89, 35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.70, 65.41, 32.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1586 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.178 26.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.1118, 15.0483, 4.8305)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53934 #34C0C5

analogous

#C53478 #C53934 #C58234

triadic

#C53934 #34C539 #3934C5

tetradic

#C53934 #78C534 #34C0C5 #8234C5

square

#C53934 #78C534 #34C0C5 #8234C5

split-complementary

#C53934 #34C582 #3478C5

monochromatic

#641D1A #952B27 #C53934 #D56561 #E29491

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#C53934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#C53934 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53934

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53934	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)

#625932

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 57, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.178 26.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df796c',
    500: '#c53934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53934;
$custom-light: #df796c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.069,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55302,
    "c": 0.17774,
    "h": 26.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15045
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53934

secondary

#88CBCD

accent

#DCE146

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53934

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

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