#C53E53#C53E53

#C53E53 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.171 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E53
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 83)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(351, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 57.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 54.75, 18.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 57.82, 18.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56.36% 0.1643 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(56.36% 0.171 15.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.3124, 15.9437, 9.8738)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E53 #3EC5B0

analogous

#C53E96 #C53E53 #C56C3E

triadic

#C53E53 #53C53E #3E53C5

tetradic

#C53E53 #96C53E #3EC5B0 #6C3EC5

square

#C53E53 #96C53E #3EC5B0 #6C3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E53 #3EC56C #3E96C5

monochromatic

#69202B #982E3E #C53E53 #D36D7D #E19CA7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#C53E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#C53E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E53

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E53	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605D53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837950

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D71F47

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.171 15.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c83',
    500: '#c53e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e53;
$custom-light: #dd7c83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.667,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5636,
    "c": 0.17056,
    "h": 15.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E53

secondary

#91CDC4

accent

#DDC64B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E53

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

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