#C53F44#C53F44

#C53F44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.170 H 22.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53F44
RGB	rgb(197, 63, 68)
HSL	hsl(358, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 65.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.77, 53.38, 27.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.77, 60.04, 27.24°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% 0.1572 0.065)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.17 22.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.8495, 15.8464, 7.1652)
Luminance	0.1584 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53F44 #3FC5C0

analogous

#C53F87 #C53F44 #C57D3F

triadic

#C53F44 #44C53F #3F44C5

tetradic

#C53F44 #87C53F #3FC5C0 #7D3FC5

square

#C53F44 #87C53F #3FC5C0 #7D3FC5

split-complementary

#C53F44 #3FC57D #3F87C5

monochromatic

#6A2023 #992E32 #C53F44 #D36E72 #E19DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#C53F44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C53F44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53F44

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53F44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53F44	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)

#635D43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857940

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53f44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.170 22.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c78',
    500: '#c53f44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53f44;
$custom-light: #de7c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53f44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.761,
    "s": 53.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56176,
    "c": 0.17008,
    "h": 22.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53F44

secondary

#92CECB

accent

#DDD84B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53F44

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

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