#C53C57#C53C57

#C53C57 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.173 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53C57
RGB	rgb(197, 60, 87)
HSL	hsl(348, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 55.8%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.70, 55.81, 15.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.70, 58.03, 15.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.24% 0.1683 0.0397)
OKLCH	oklch(56.24% 0.173 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.3646, 15.7938, 10.6752)
Luminance	0.1579 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53C57 #3CC5AA

analogous

#C53C9C #C53C57 #C5653C

triadic

#C53C57 #57C53C #3C57C5

tetradic

#C53C57 #9CC53C #3CC5AA #653CC5

square

#C53C57 #9CC53C #3CC5AA #653CC5

split-complementary

#C53C57 #3CC565 #3C9CC5

monochromatic

#681F2D #972D42 #C53C57 #D36B80 #E19AA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C53C57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C53C57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53C57

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53C57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53C57	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827954

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71D47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53c57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 60, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.173 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b86',
    500: '#c53c57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53c57;
$custom-light: #dd7b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53c57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.175,
    "s": 54.15,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5624,
    "c": 0.17293,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1579
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53C57

secondary

#90CDC1

accent

#DEC04A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53C57

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

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