#C53F3A#C53F3A
#C53F3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.171 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C53F3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 63, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.62, 52.84, 33.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.62, 62.40, 32.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.02% 0.1534 0.0762) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.02% 0.171 26.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5700, 15.7345, 5.6928) |
| Luminance | 0.1573 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 1.42
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.84
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.47
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.79
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C53F3A #3AC0C5
analogous
#C53A7B #C53F3A #C5843A
triadic
#C53F3A #3AC53F #3F3AC5
tetradic
#C53F3A #7BC53A #3AC0C5 #843AC5
square
#C53F3A #7BC53A #3AC0C5 #843AC5
split-complementary
#C53F3A #3AC584 #3A7BC5
monochromatic
#66211E #96302C #C53F3A #D36D69 #E19B99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#C53F3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#C53F3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C53F3A
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C53F3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C53F3A | 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)
#645C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867936
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D8173F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c53f3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.171 26.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7c70',
500: '#c53f3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c53f3a; $custom-light: #de7c70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c53f3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 63,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.158,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56018,
"c": 0.1713,
"h": 26.4
},
"luminance": 0.15731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C53F3A
secondary
#8ECACD
accent
#D9DE4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A