#C53E51#C53E51

#C53E51 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.171 H 16.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E51
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 81)
HSL	hsl(352, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(352, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 58.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 54.60, 19.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 58.07, 19.89°)
OKLab	oklab(56.32% 0.1635 0.0485)
OKLCH	oklch(56.32% 0.171 16.5)
XYZ	xyz(26.2363, 15.9133, 9.4730)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E51 #3EC5B2

analogous

#C53E94 #C53E51 #C56F3E

triadic

#C53E51 #51C53E #3E51C5

tetradic

#C53E51 #94C53E #3EC5B2 #6F3EC5

square

#C53E51 #94C53E #3EC5B2 #6F3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E51 #3EC56F #3E94C5

monochromatic

#69202A #982E3D #C53E51 #D36D7B #E19CA6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C53E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C53E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E51

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E51	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615D51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83794D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71E46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.171 16.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c81',
    500: '#c53e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e51;
$custom-light: #dd7c81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.556,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56317,
    "c": 0.17053,
    "h": 16.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1591
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E51

secondary

#91CDC5

accent

#DDC94B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E51

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

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