#C53D2F#C53D2F
#C53D2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.175 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53D2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 61, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 76.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.20, 53.15, 38.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.20, 65.89, 36.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.66% 0.1522 0.0863) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.66% 0.175 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2107, 15.4168, 4.3370) |
| Luminance | 0.1541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.20
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.15
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.66
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.78
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.21
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53D2F #2FB7C5
analogous
#C52F6C #C53D2F #C5882F
triadic
#C53D2F #2FC53D #3D2FC5
tetradic
#C53D2F #6CC52F #2FB7C5 #882FC5
square
#C53D2F #6CC52F #2FB7C5 #882FC5
split-complementary
#C53D2F #2FC588 #2F6CC5
monochromatic
#621E17 #942E23 #C53D2F #D8655A #E3938B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#C53D2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#C53D2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53D2F
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53D2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53D2F | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645B2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86782A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D90D3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53d2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 61, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.175 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7b68',
500: '#c53d2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53d2f; $custom-light: #df7b68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53d2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 61,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.6,
"s": 61.475,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55657,
"c": 0.17492,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.15413
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53D2F
secondary
#82C6CD
accent
#D6E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A