#C54045#C54045

#C54045 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.169 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C54045
RGB	rgb(197, 64, 69)
HSL	hsl(358, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 65%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.94, 53.03, 27.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.94, 59.55, 27.06°)
OKLab	oklab(56.3% 0.1563 0.0643)
OKLCH	oklch(56.3% 0.169 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.9362, 15.9705, 7.3460)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C54045 #40C5C0

analogous

#C54087 #C54045 #C57D40

triadic

#C54045 #45C540 #4045C5

tetradic

#C54045 #87C540 #40C5C0 #7D40C5

square

#C54045 #87C540 #40C5C0 #7D40C5

split-complementary

#C54045 #40C57D #4087C5

monochromatic

#6A2023 #992F33 #C54045 #D36F73 #E29EA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#C54045 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#C54045 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C54045

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C54045	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C54045	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645D44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#857A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D81E43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c54045;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 64, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.169 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7d78',
    500: '#c54045',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c54045;
$custom-light: #de7d78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c54045",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 53.414,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56304,
    "c": 0.16897,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C54045

secondary

#93CECC

accent

#DDD74B

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C54045

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

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