#C53E42#C53E42

#C53E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.171 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E42
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 66.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.60, 53.66, 28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.60, 60.74, 27.93°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.1577 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.171 23)
XYZ	xyz(25.7346, 15.7126, 6.8309)
Luminance	0.1571 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E42 #3EC5C1

analogous

#C53E85 #C53E42 #C57D3E

triadic

#C53E42 #42C53E #3E42C5

tetradic

#C53E42 #85C53E #3EC5C1 #7D3EC5

square

#C53E42 #85C53E #3EC5C1 #7D3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E42 #3EC57D #3E85C5

monochromatic

#692022 #982E31 #C53E42 #D36D70 #E19C9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#C53E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C53E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E42

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E42	1.00	5.07	4.14	5.07
#FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.171 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7b76',
    500: '#c53e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e42;
$custom-light: #de7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.222,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56034,
    "c": 0.17128,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.15709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E42

secondary

#91CDCC

accent

#DDD94B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E42

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

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