#C53E32#C53E32
#C53E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.173 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53E32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 62, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 60%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 75%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 74.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.38, 52.88, 37.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.38, 64.81, 35.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.8% 0.1519 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.8% 0.174 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3271, 15.5496, 4.6848) |
| Luminance | 0.1555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.57
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 6.67
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.74
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.96
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53E32 #32B9C5
analogous
#C5326F #C53E32 #C58732
triadic
#C53E32 #32C53E #3E32C5
tetradic
#C53E32 #6FC532 #32B9C5 #8732C5
square
#C53E32 #6FC532 #32B9C5 #8732C5
split-complementary
#C53E32 #32C587 #326FC5
monochromatic
#631F19 #942F26 #C53E32 #D6685E #E3968F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#C53E32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#C53E32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53E32
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53E32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53E32 | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#655B30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86792D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9113C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53e32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.173 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7b6b',
500: '#c53e32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53e32; $custom-light: #df7b6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53e32",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 62,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.898,
"s": 59.514,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55801,
"c": 0.1735,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.15546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53E32
secondary
#86C7CD
accent
#D6E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A