#C53C59#C53C59

#C53C59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.173 H 12.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53C59
RGB	rgb(197, 60, 89)
HSL	hsl(347, 54%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.5%, 54.8%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.75, 55.97, 14.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.75, 57.87, 14.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.29% 0.1691 0.037)
OKLCH	oklch(56.29% 0.173 12.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4474, 15.8269, 11.1115)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53C59 #3CC5A8

analogous

#C53C9E #C53C59 #C5633C

triadic

#C53C59 #59C53C #3C59C5

tetradic

#C53C59 #9EC53C #3CC5A8 #633CC5

square

#C53C59 #9EC53C #3CC5A8 #633CC5

split-complementary

#C53C59 #3CC563 #3C9EC5

monochromatic

#681F2E #972D43 #C53C59 #D36B81 #E19AA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C53C59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C53C59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53C59

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53C59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53C59	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817956

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53c59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 60, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.173 12.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b87',
    500: '#c53c59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53c59;
$custom-light: #dd7b87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53c59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.299,
    "s": 54.15,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56287,
    "c": 0.17308,
    "h": 12.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53C59

secondary

#90CDC0

accent

#DEBE4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53C59

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

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