#C53C39#C53C39
#C53C39 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.174 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 60, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 71.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.18, 53.97, 33.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.18, 63.39, 31.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.68% 0.1568 0.0761) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.68% 0.174 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3831, 15.4012, 5.5063) |
| Luminance | 0.1540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.59
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.51
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.53
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.65
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53C39 #39C2C5
analogous
#C5397C #C53C39 #C58239
triadic
#C53C39 #39C53C #3C39C5
tetradic
#C53C39 #7CC539 #39C2C5 #8239C5
square
#C53C39 #7CC539 #39C2C5 #8239C5
split-complementary
#C53C39 #39C582 #397CC5
monochromatic
#661F1E #962E2B #C53C39 #D36A68 #E19997
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#C53C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#C53C39 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53C39
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53C39 | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635B37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857835
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D80E3D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 60, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.174 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7a70',
500: '#c53c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53c39; $custom-light: #df7a70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 60,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.286,
"s": 55.118,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5568,
"c": 0.1743,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.15397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53C39
secondary
#8DCBCD
accent
#DBDE49
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A