#C53948#C53948
#C53948 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.176 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53948 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 57, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 63.5%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.00, 55.92, 24.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.00, 60.89, 23.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.62% 0.166 0.0578) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.62% 0.176 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6614, 15.2682, 7.7254) |
| Luminance | 0.1526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.01
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.72
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.76
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.24
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.55
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53948 #39C5B6
analogous
#C5398E #C53948 #C57039
triadic
#C53948 #48C539 #3948C5
tetradic
#C53948 #8EC539 #39C5B6 #7039C5
square
#C53948 #8EC539 #39C5B6 #7039C5
split-complementary
#C53948 #39C570 #398EC5
monochromatic
#661E25 #962B37 #C53948 #D36873 #E1979F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#C53948 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.05
#C53948 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53948
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53948 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53948 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.05 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837844
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80D40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53948; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 57, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.176 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de797a',
500: '#c53948',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53948; $custom-light: #de797a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53948",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 57,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.571,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55621,
"c": 0.17581,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.15264
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53948
secondary
#8DCDC6
accent
#DECE49
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B