#C53E43#C53E43

#C53E43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.171 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E43
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 67)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 66%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.61, 53.72, 27.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.61, 60.52, 27.43°)
OKLab	oklab(56.05% 0.158 0.0658)
OKLCH	oklch(56.05% 0.171 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.7644, 15.7245, 6.9876)
Luminance	0.1572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E43 #3EC5C0

analogous

#C53E86 #C53E43 #C57C3E

triadic

#C53E43 #43C53E #3E43C5

tetradic

#C53E43 #86C53E #3EC5C0 #7C3EC5

square

#C53E43 #86C53E #3EC5C0 #7C3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E43 #3EC57C #3E86C5

monochromatic

#692022 #982E32 #C53E43 #D36D71 #E19C9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.07

#C53E43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.14

#C53E43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E43

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E43	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)

#635C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81841

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.171 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7b77',
    500: '#c53e43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e43;
$custom-light: #de7b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.778,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5605,
    "c": 0.17118,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15721
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E43

secondary

#91CDCB

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E43

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

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