#C54541#C54541

#C54541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.164 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C54541
RGB	rgb(197, 69, 65)
HSL	hsl(2, 53%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(2, 67%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65%, 67%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.64, 50.73, 30.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.64, 59.10, 30.87°)
OKLab	oklab(56.81% 0.1482 0.071)
OKLCH	oklch(56.81% 0.164 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(26.1109, 16.5119, 6.8122)
Luminance	0.1651 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C54541 #41C1C5

analogous

#C5417F #C54541 #C58741

triadic

#C54541 #41C545 #4541C5

tetradic

#C54541 #7FC541 #41C1C5 #8741C5

square

#C54541 #7FC541 #41C1C5 #8741C5

split-complementary

#C54541 #41C587 #417FC5

monochromatic

#6B2321 #9A322F #C54541 #D37370 #E2A19F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.88

#C54541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.30

#C54541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C54541

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C54541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C54541	1.00	4.88	4.30	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#676040

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D82645

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c54541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(197, 69, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.164 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#de7f76',
    500: '#c54541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c54541;
$custom-light: #de7f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c54541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 197,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.818,
    "s": 53.226,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5681,
    "c": 0.16431,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C54541

secondary

#94CCCE

accent

#D8DD4B

background

#FEF8F7

surface

#FDEFED

border

#D5CAC8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C54541

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

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