#C53F48#C53F48

#C53F48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.170 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53F48
RGB	rgb(197, 63, 72)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 63.5%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.84, 53.62, 25.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.84, 59.23, 25.15°)
OKLab	oklab(56.25% 0.1587 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(56.25% 0.17 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.9758, 15.8969, 7.8302)
Luminance	0.1589 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53F48 #3FC5BC

analogous

#C53F8B #C53F48 #C5793F

triadic

#C53F48 #48C53F #3F48C5

tetradic

#C53F48 #8BC53F #3FC5BC #793FC5

square

#C53F48 #8BC53F #3FC5BC #793FC5

split-complementary

#C53F48 #3FC579 #3F8BC5

monochromatic

#6A2025 #992E35 #C53F48 #D36E75 #E19DA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#C53F48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C53F48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53F48

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53F48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53F48	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857944

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53f48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.170 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c7b',
    500: '#c53f48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53f48;
$custom-light: #de7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53f48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.97,
    "s": 53.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56247,
    "c": 0.16975,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53F48

secondary

#92CECA

accent

#DDD34B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53F48

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

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