#C53E45#C53E45

#C53E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.171 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E45
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 69)
HSL	hsl(357, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 65%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 53.83, 26.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 60.10, 26.40°)
OKLab	oklab(56.08% 0.1588 0.0634)
OKLCH	oklch(56.08% 0.171 21.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.8254, 15.7489, 7.3090)
Luminance	0.1575 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E45 #3EC5BE

analogous

#C53E88 #C53E45 #C57A3E

triadic

#C53E45 #45C53E #3E45C5

tetradic

#C53E45 #88C53E #3EC5BE #7A3EC5

square

#C53E45 #88C53E #3EC5BE #7A3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E45 #3EC57A #3E88C5

monochromatic

#692023 #982E33 #C53E45 #D36D72 #E19CA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#C53E45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#C53E45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E45

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E45	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635C44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81942

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.171 21.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c78',
    500: '#c53e45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e45;
$custom-light: #de7c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.889,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56085,
    "c": 0.171,
    "h": 21.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15745
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E45

secondary

#91CDCA

accent

#DDD64B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E45

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

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