#C53E40#C53E40

#C53E40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.171 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E40
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 64)
HSL	hsl(359, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 67.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.56, 53.55, 29.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.56, 61.19, 28.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1569 0.0692)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.171 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.6767, 15.6894, 6.5258)
Luminance	0.1569 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E40 #3EC5C3

analogous

#C53E83 #C53E40 #C57F3E

triadic

#C53E40 #40C53E #3E40C5

tetradic

#C53E40 #83C53E #3EC5C3 #7F3EC5

square

#C53E40 #83C53E #3EC5C3 #7F3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E40 #3EC57F #3E83C5

monochromatic

#692021 #982E2F #C53E40 #D36D6F #E19C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#C53E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C53E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E40

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E40	1.00	5.08	4.14	5.08
#FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81740

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.171 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7b75',
    500: '#c53e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e40;
$custom-light: #de7b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.111,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56001,
    "c": 0.17149,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15686
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E40

secondary

#91CDCC

accent

#DDDB4B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E40

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

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