#C53C34#C53C34

#C53C34 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.175 H 27.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53C34
RGB	rgb(197, 60, 52)
HSL	hsl(3, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(3, 74%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 73.6%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.11, 53.75, 36.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.11, 64.72, 33.85°)
OKLab	oklab(55.61% 0.155 0.0812)
OKLCH	oklch(55.61% 0.175 27.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.2645, 15.3537, 4.8814)
Luminance	0.1535 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53C34 #34BDC5

analogous

#C53475 #C53C34 #C58534

triadic

#C53C34 #34C53C #3C34C5

tetradic

#C53C34 #75C534 #34BDC5 #8534C5

square

#C53C34 #75C534 #34BDC5 #8534C5

split-complementary

#C53C34 #34C585 #3475C5

monochromatic

#641F1A #952D27 #C53C34 #D56761 #E29691

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C53C34 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C53C34 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53C34

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53C34	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53C34	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85782F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D90B3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53c34;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 60, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.175 27.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#df7a6c',
    500: '#c53c34',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53c34;
$custom-light: #df7a6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53c34",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.31,
    "s": 58.233,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55612,
    "c": 0.17502,
    "h": 27.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1535
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53C34

secondary

#88C9CD

accent

#D9E146

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53C34

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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