#C5393C#C5393C
#C5393C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.177 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5393C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 57, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 69.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.81, 55.26, 31.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.81, 63.38, 29.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.42% 0.1615 0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.42% 0.177 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3075, 15.1266, 5.8612) |
| Luminance | 0.1512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.92
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.46
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.47
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.59
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5393C #39C5C2
analogous
#C53982 #C5393C #C57C39
triadic
#C5393C #3CC539 #393CC5
tetradic
#C5393C #82C539 #39C5C2 #7C39C5
square
#C5393C #82C539 #39C5C2 #7C39C5
split-complementary
#C5393C #39C57C #3982C5
monochromatic
#661E1F #962B2E #C5393C #D3686A #E19799
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#C5393C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#C5393C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C5393C
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5393C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5393C | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61593B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8033C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5393c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 57, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.177 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7972',
500: '#c5393c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5393c; $custom-light: #df7972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5393c",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 57,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.714,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55416,
"c": 0.17673,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.15123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5393C
secondary
#8DCDCB
accent
#DEDB49
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B