#C53E55#C53E55

#C53E55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.171 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53E55
RGB	rgb(197, 62, 85)
HSL	hsl(350, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(350, 69%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 56.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 54.89, 17.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 57.59, 17.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.4% 0.1651 0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(56.4% 0.171 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.3907, 15.9751, 10.2864)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53E55 #3EC5AE

analogous

#C53E98 #C53E55 #C56A3E

triadic

#C53E55 #55C53E #3E55C5

tetradic

#C53E55 #98C53E #3EC5AE #6A3EC5

square

#C53E55 #98C53E #3EC5AE #6A3EC5

split-complementary

#C53E55 #3EC56A #3E98C5

monochromatic

#69202C #982E40 #C53E55 #D36D7E #E19CA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#C53E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#C53E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53E55

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53E55	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)

#605E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837A52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D72047

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 62, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.171 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7c84',
    500: '#c53e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53e55;
$custom-light: #dd7c84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 349.778,
    "s": 53.785,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56404,
    "c": 0.17063,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15971
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53E55

secondary

#91CDC3

accent

#DDC44B

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53E55

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

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