#C53D3A#C53D3A
#C53D3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.173 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 61, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.33, 53.63, 32.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.33, 62.89, 31.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.8% 0.1559 0.0754) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.8% 0.173 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4612, 15.5170, 5.6566) |
| Luminance | 0.1551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.31
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.52
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.46
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.51
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.57
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53D3A #3AC2C5
analogous
#C53A7C #C53D3A #C5833A
triadic
#C53D3A #3AC53D #3D3AC5
tetradic
#C53D3A #7CC53A #3AC2C5 #833AC5
square
#C53D3A #7CC53A #3AC2C5 #833AC5
split-complementary
#C53D3A #3AC583 #3A7CC5
monochromatic
#66201E #962E2C #C53D3A #D36C69 #E19A99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#C53D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#C53D3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53D3A
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53D3A | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#635B38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857936
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8123E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 61, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.173 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7b70',
500: '#c53d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53d3a; $custom-light: #df7b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 61,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.295,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55801,
"c": 0.17321,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.15513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53D3A
secondary
#8ECBCD
accent
#DBDE4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A