#C53C41#C53C41

#C53C41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.173 H 22.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53C41
RGB	rgb(197, 60, 65)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 67%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.29, 54.38, 28.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.29, 61.48, 27.80°)
OKLab	oklab(55.8% 0.1598 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(55.8% 0.173 22.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.5987, 15.4874, 6.6414)
Luminance	0.1548 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53C41 #3CC5C0

analogous

#C53C86 #C53C41 #C57B3C

triadic

#C53C41 #41C53C #3C41C5

tetradic

#C53C41 #86C53C #3CC5C0 #7B3CC5

square

#C53C41 #86C53C #3CC5C0 #7B3CC5

split-complementary

#C53C41 #3CC57B #3C86C5

monochromatic

#681F22 #972D31 #C53C41 #D36B6F #E19A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.13

#C53C41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#C53C41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53C41

5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53C41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53C41	1.00	5.13	4.10	5.13
#FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D8123F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53c41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 60, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.173 22.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7a75',
    500: '#c53c41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53c41;
$custom-light: #de7a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53c41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.81,
    "s": 54.15,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55804,
    "c": 0.17335,
    "h": 22.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53C41

secondary

#90CDCB

accent

#DED84A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53C41

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

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