#C53D44#C53D44

#C53D44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.172 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53D44
RGB	rgb(197, 61, 68)
HSL	hsl(357, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 65.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 54.17, 27.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 60.58, 26.60°)
OKLab	oklab(55.96% 0.1597 0.0642)
OKLCH	oklch(55.96% 0.172 21.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.7408, 15.6289, 7.1290)
Luminance	0.1563 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53D44 #3DC5BE

analogous

#C53D88 #C53D44 #C57A3D

triadic

#C53D44 #44C53D #3D44C5

tetradic

#C53D44 #88C53D #3DC5BE #7A3DC5

square

#C53D44 #88C53D #3DC5BE #7A3DC5

split-complementary

#C53D44 #3DC57A #3D88C5

monochromatic

#681F23 #982D33 #C53D44 #D36C71 #E19B9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#C53D44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#C53D44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53D44

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53D44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53D44	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625C43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53d44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 61, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.172 21.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7b78',
    500: '#c53d44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53d44;
$custom-light: #de7b78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53d44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.912,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55961,
    "c": 0.17209,
    "h": 21.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53D44

secondary

#91CDCA

accent

#DDD64A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53D44

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

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