#C53D4F#C53D4F
#C53D4F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.172 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53D4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 61, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 54%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 69%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 59.9%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.68, 54.86, 20.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.68, 58.64, 20.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.17% 0.1639 0.0507) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.17% 0.172 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1085, 15.7760, 9.0659) |
| Luminance | 0.1577 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.97
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.24
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.08
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.14
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.15
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53D4F #3DC5B3
analogous
#C53D93 #C53D4F #C56F3D
triadic
#C53D4F #4FC53D #3D4FC5
tetradic
#C53D4F #93C53D #3DC5B3 #6F3DC5
square
#C53D4F #93C53D #3DC5B3 #6F3DC5
split-complementary
#C53D4F #3DC56F #3D93C5
monochromatic
#681F29 #982D3B #C53D4F #D36C7A #E19BA4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.05
#C53D4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#C53D4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53D4F
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53D4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53D4F | 1.00 | 5.05 | 4.15 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605D4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83794B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D81B45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53d4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 61, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.172 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd7b80',
500: '#c53d4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53d4f; $custom-light: #dd7b80; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53d4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 61,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.059,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5617,
"c": 0.17159,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.15772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53D4F
secondary
#91CDC5
accent
#DDCA4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C