#C53F2F#C53F2F
#C53F2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.173 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53F2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 63, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 61%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 76%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 76.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.49, 52.36, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.49, 65.44, 36.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.88% 0.1497 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.88% 0.173 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3194, 15.6343, 4.3733) |
| Luminance | 0.1563 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.48
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.51
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 7.04
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 7.18
Red (survey)
#E50000
ΔE00 7.18
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53F2F #2FB5C5
analogous
#C52F6A #C53F2F #C58A2F
triadic
#C53F2F #2FC53F #3F2FC5
tetradic
#C53F2F #6AC52F #2FB5C5 #8A2FC5
square
#C53F2F #6AC52F #2FB5C5 #8A2FC5
split-complementary
#C53F2F #2FC58A #2F6AC5
monochromatic
#621F17 #942F23 #C53F2F #D8675A #E3948B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#C53F2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#C53F2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53F2F
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53F2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53F2F | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665C2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87792A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9133C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53f2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.173 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7c69',
500: '#c53f2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53f2f; $custom-light: #df7c69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53f2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 63,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.4,
"s": 61.475,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55875,
"c": 0.1731,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.15631
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53F2F
secondary
#82C5CD
accent
#D3E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170A06
muted
#857C7A