#C53A30#C53A30
#C53A30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.177 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53A30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 58, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 75.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.79, 54.35, 37.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.79, 66.28, 34.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.35% 0.1561 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.35% 0.177 28.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0754, 15.1136, 4.3926) |
| Luminance | 0.1511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.61
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.42
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.12
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.27
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 6.83
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53A30 #30BBC5
analogous
#C53070 #C53A30 #C58430
triadic
#C53A30 #30C53A #3A30C5
tetradic
#C53A30 #70C530 #30BBC5 #8430C5
square
#C53A30 #70C530 #30BBC5 #8430C5
split-complementary
#C53A30 #30C584 #3070C5
monochromatic
#631D18 #942C24 #C53A30 #D7635B #E3928C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#C53A30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#C53A30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53A30
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53A30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53A30 | 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)
#63592E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85782B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D90039
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53a30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 58, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.177 28.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7969',
500: '#c53a30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53a30; $custom-light: #df7969; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53a30",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 58,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.027,
"s": 60.816,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55354,
"c": 0.17744,
"h": 28.4
},
"luminance": 0.1511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53A30
secondary
#84C8CD
accent
#D9E444
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEEEB
border
#D6C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A