#C5453A#C5453A
#C5453A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.165 H 28.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C5453A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(197, 69, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 55%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 71%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65%, 70.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.54, 50.36, 34.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.54, 60.91, 34.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.71% 0.1456 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.71% 0.165 28.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9205, 16.4357, 5.8097) |
| Luminance | 0.1643 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.12
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 5.08
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.75
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C5453A #3ABAC5
analogous
#C53A75 #C5453A #C58A3A
triadic
#C5453A #3AC545 #453AC5
tetradic
#C5453A #75C53A #3ABAC5 #8A3AC5
square
#C5453A #75C53A #3ABAC5 #8A3AC5
split-complementary
#C5453A #3AC58A #3A75C5
monochromatic
#66241E #96342C #C5453A #D37269 #E19E99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#C5453A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#C5453A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C5453A
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C5453A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C5453A | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D82443
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c5453a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 69, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.165 28.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#de7f70',
500: '#c5453a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c5453a; $custom-light: #de7f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c5453a",
"rgb": {
"r": 197,
"g": 69,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.748,
"s": 54.51,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56705,
"c": 0.16544,
"h": 28.3
},
"luminance": 0.16432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C5453A
secondary
#8EC8CD
accent
#D2DE4A
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FDEFEC
border
#D5CAC7
text
#170A07
muted
#857C7A