#C53D51#C53D51

#C53D51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.172 H 16.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53D51
RGB	rgb(197, 61, 81)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 58.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 54.99, 19.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 58.37, 19.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.21% 0.1647 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(56.21% 0.172 16.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.1824, 15.8055, 9.4551)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53D51 #3DC5B1

analogous

#C53D95 #C53D51 #C56D3D

triadic

#C53D51 #51C53D #3D51C5

tetradic

#C53D51 #95C53D #3DC5B1 #6D3DC5

square

#C53D51 #95C53D #3DC5B1 #6D3DC5

split-complementary

#C53D51 #3DC56D #3D95C5

monochromatic

#681F2A #982D3D #C53D51 #D36C7B #E19BA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#C53D51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#C53D51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53D51

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53D51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53D51	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83794D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71C45

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53d51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 61, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.172 16.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b81',
    500: '#c53d51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53d51;
$custom-light: #dd7b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53d51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.176,
    "s": 53.968,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56211,
    "c": 0.1716,
    "h": 16.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53D51

secondary

#91CDC4

accent

#DDC84A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53D51

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

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