#C53A29#C53A29
#C53A29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.179 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53A29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 58, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 66%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 79%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 79.2%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.72, 54.09, 41.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.72, 68.29, 37.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.28% 0.1539 0.0905) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.28% 0.179 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9422, 15.0603, 3.6910) |
| Luminance | 0.1506 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 6.15
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.43
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.50
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 6.56
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53A29 #29B4C5
analogous
#C52966 #C53A29 #C58829
triadic
#C53A29 #29C53A #3A29C5
tetradic
#C53A29 #66C529 #29B4C5 #8829C5
square
#C53A29 #66C529 #29B4C5 #8829C5
split-complementary
#C53A29 #29C588 #2966C5
monochromatic
#601C14 #922B1E #C53A29 #DB6051 #E58E83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.24
#C53A29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.01
#C53A29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53A29
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53A29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53A29 | 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)
#635926
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857723
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D90037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53a29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 58, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.179 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e07964',
500: '#c53a29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53a29; $custom-light: #e07964; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53a29",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 58,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.538,
"s": 65.546,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55276,
"c": 0.17856,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.15057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53A29
secondary
#7CC5CE
accent
#D6E83F
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A05
muted
#857C7A