#C53F49#C53F49

#C53F49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.170 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C53F49
RGB	rgb(197, 63, 73)
HSL	hsl(356, 54%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(356, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 62.9%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 53.68, 24.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 59.05, 24.62°)
OKLab	oklab(56.27% 0.1591 0.059)
OKLCH	oklch(56.27% 0.17 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(26.0087, 15.9100, 8.0034)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C53F49 #3FC5BB

analogous

#C53F8C #C53F49 #C5783F

triadic

#C53F49 #49C53F #3F49C5

tetradic

#C53F49 #8CC53F #3FC5BB #783FC5

square

#C53F49 #8CC53F #3FC5BB #783FC5

split-complementary

#C53F49 #3FC578 #3F8CC5

monochromatic

#6A2025 #992E36 #C53F49 #D36E76 #E19DA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#C53F49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#C53F49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C53F49

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C53F49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C53F49	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81D44

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c53f49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 63, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.170 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7c7b',
    500: '#c53f49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c53f49;
$custom-light: #de7c7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c53f49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.522,
    "s": 53.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56266,
    "c": 0.16969,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15906
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C53F49

secondary

#92CEC9

accent

#DDD24B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C53F49

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

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