#C53F45#C53F45

#C53F45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.170 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53F45
RGB	rgb(197, 63, 69)
HSL	hsl(357, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(357, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 65%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.79, 53.44, 26.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.79, 59.83, 26.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.19% 0.1575 0.0638)
OKLCH	oklch(56.19% 0.17 22.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.8803, 15.8587, 7.3273)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53F45 #3FC5BF

analogous

#C53F88 #C53F45 #C57C3F

triadic

#C53F45 #45C53F #3F45C5

tetradic

#C53F45 #88C53F #3FC5BF #7C3FC5

square

#C53F45 #88C53F #3FC5BF #7C3FC5

split-complementary

#C53F45 #3FC57C #3F88C5

monochromatic

#6A2023 #992E33 #C53F45 #D36E73 #E19DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C53F45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#C53F45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53F45

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53F45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53F45	1.00	5.03	4.17	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857941

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81B42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53f45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.170 22.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c78',
    500: '#c53f45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53f45;
$custom-light: #de7c78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53f45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.313,
    "s": 53.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56194,
    "c": 0.16998,
    "h": 22.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15855
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53F45

secondary

#92CECB

accent

#DDD64B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53F45

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

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