#C53C40#C53C40

#C53C40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.173 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53C40
RGB	rgb(197, 60, 64)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 67.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.28, 54.33, 29.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.28, 61.70, 28.30°)
OKLab	oklab(55.79% 0.1594 0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(55.79% 0.173 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5700, 15.4759, 6.4902)
Luminance	0.1547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53C40 #3CC5C1

analogous

#C53C84 #C53C40 #C57C3C

triadic

#C53C40 #40C53C #3C40C5

tetradic

#C53C40 #84C53C #3CC5C1 #7C3CC5

square

#C53C40 #84C53C #3CC5C1 #7C3CC5

split-complementary

#C53C40 #3CC57C #3C84C5

monochromatic

#681F21 #972D30 #C53C40 #D36B6E #E19A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#C53C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#C53C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53C40

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53C40	1.00	5.13	4.09	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8123F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 60, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.173 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7a75',
    500: '#c53c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53c40;
$custom-light: #de7a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.248,
    "s": 54.15,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55788,
    "c": 0.17345,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15472
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53C40

secondary

#90CDCB

accent

#DED94A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53C40

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

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