#C53D42#C53D42

#C53D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.172 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53D42
RGB	rgb(197, 61, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.45, 54.05, 28.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.45, 61.00, 27.61°)
OKLab	oklab(55.93% 0.1589 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(55.93% 0.172 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(25.6808, 15.6049, 6.8130)
Luminance	0.1560 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53D42 #3DC5C0

analogous

#C53D86 #C53D42 #C57C3D

triadic

#C53D42 #42C53D #3D42C5

tetradic

#C53D42 #86C53D #3DC5C0 #7C3DC5

square

#C53D42 #86C53D #3DC5C0 #7C3DC5

split-complementary

#C53D42 #3DC57C #3D86C5

monochromatic

#681F22 #982D31 #C53D42 #D36C70 #E19B9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#C53D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C53D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53D42

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53D42	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 61, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.172 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7b76',
    500: '#c53d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53d42;
$custom-light: #de7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.794,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55926,
    "c": 0.17227,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15601
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53D42

secondary

#91CDCB

accent

#DDD84A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53D42

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

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