#C53F43#C53F43

#C53F43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.170 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53F43
RGB	rgb(197, 63, 67)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 66%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.76, 53.32, 28.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.76, 60.25, 27.75°)
OKLab	oklab(56.16% 0.1568 0.0662)
OKLCH	oklch(56.16% 0.17 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.8193, 15.8343, 7.0059)
Luminance	0.1583 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53F43 #3FC5C1

analogous

#C53F86 #C53F43 #C57E3F

triadic

#C53F43 #43C53F #3F43C5

tetradic

#C53F43 #86C53F #3FC5C1 #7E3FC5

square

#C53F43 #86C53F #3FC5C1 #7E3FC5

split-complementary

#C53F43 #3FC57E #3F86C5

monochromatic

#6A2022 #992E31 #C53F43 #D36E71 #E19D9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C53F43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C53F43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53F43

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53F43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53F43	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#85793F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53f43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.170 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c77',
    500: '#c53f43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53f43;
$custom-light: #de7c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53f43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.209,
    "s": 53.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56159,
    "c": 0.17018,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53F43

secondary

#92CECC

accent

#DDD94B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#170A08

muted

#857C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53F43

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

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