#C53A34#C53A34
#C53A34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.177 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53A34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 58, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 74%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 73.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.84, 54.51, 35.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.84, 65.18, 33.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.4% 0.1575 0.0805) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.4% 0.177 27.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1617, 15.1481, 4.8471) |
| Luminance | 0.1514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.62
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.45
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.97
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.17
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 6.22
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53A34 #34BFC5
analogous
#C53477 #C53A34 #C58334
triadic
#C53A34 #34C53A #3A34C5
tetradic
#C53A34 #77C534 #34BFC5 #8334C5
square
#C53A34 #77C534 #34BFC5 #8334C5
split-complementary
#C53A34 #34C583 #3477C5
monochromatic
#641D1A #952C27 #C53A34 #D56661 #E29591
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#C53A34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#C53A34 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53A34
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53A34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53A34 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#625932
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85782F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9023A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53a34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 58, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.177 27.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df796c',
500: '#c53a34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53a34; $custom-light: #df796c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53a34",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 58,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.483,
"s": 58.233,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55404,
"c": 0.17684,
"h": 27.1
},
"luminance": 0.15144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53A34
secondary
#88CACD
accent
#DBE146
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A