#C53B4C#C53B4C
#C53B4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.174 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53B4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 59, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 54%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 70%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 61.4%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 55.42, 22.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 59.67, 21.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.9% 0.1652 0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.9% 0.174 18) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8970, 15.5237, 8.4688) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.91
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.36
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.45
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.55
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.02
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53B4C #3BC5B4
analogous
#C53B91 #C53B4C #C56F3B
triadic
#C53B4C #4CC53B #3B4CC5
tetradic
#C53B4C #91C53B #3BC5B4 #6F3BC5
square
#C53B4C #91C53B #3BC5B4 #6F3BC5
split-complementary
#C53B4C #3BC56F #3B91C5
monochromatic
#671F27 #962C3A #C53B4C #D36A77 #E199A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#C53B4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#C53B4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53B4C
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53B4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53B4C | 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)
#605B4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837848
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D81542
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53b4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 59, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.174 18.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7a7d',
500: '#c53b4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53b4c; $custom-light: #de7a7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53b4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 59,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.609,
"s": 54.331,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55901,
"c": 0.1737,
"h": 18
},
"luminance": 0.1552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53B4C
secondary
#8FCDC5
accent
#DECC4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B