#C53B4A#C53B4A
#C53B4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.174 H 18.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53B4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 59, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 62.4%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.31, 55.30, 23.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.31, 60.00, 22.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.86% 0.1644 0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.86% 0.174 18.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8286, 15.4963, 8.1083) |
| Luminance | 0.1549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.80
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.99
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.19
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.42
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.76
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53B4A #3BC5B6
analogous
#C53B8F #C53B4A #C5713B
triadic
#C53B4A #4AC53B #3B4AC5
tetradic
#C53B4A #8FC53B #3BC5B6 #713BC5
square
#C53B4A #8FC53B #3BC5B6 #713BC5
split-complementary
#C53B4A #3BC571 #3B8FC5
monochromatic
#671F26 #962C38 #C53B4A #D36A76 #E199A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#C53B4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#C53B4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53B4A
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53B4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53B4A | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D81442
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53b4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 59, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.174 18.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7a7c',
500: '#c53b4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53b4a; $custom-light: #de7a7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53b4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 59,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.478,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55862,
"c": 0.17375,
"h": 18.8
},
"luminance": 0.15493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53B4A
secondary
#8FCDC6
accent
#DECE4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B