#C62538#C62538
#C62538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.194 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C62538 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 37, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 69%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 81%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 71.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.68, 61.69, 30.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.68, 69.01, 26.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.85% 0.181 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.85% 0.194 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6670, 13.6184, 5.0704) |
| Luminance | 0.1361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 1.69
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 1.92
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.17
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.68
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 3.97
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C62538 #25C6B3
analogous
#C62588 #C62538 #C66225
triadic
#C62538 #38C625 #2538C6
tetradic
#C62538 #88C625 #25C6B3 #6225C6
square
#C62538 #88C625 #25C6B3 #6225C6
split-complementary
#C62538 #25C662 #2588C6
monochromatic
#5F121B #921B29 #C62538 #DD4B5C #E77E8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.64
#C62538 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#C62538 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C62538
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C62538 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C62538 | 1.00 | 5.64 | 3.72 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#585137
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807332
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#DA002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c62538; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 37, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.194 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#e0716e',
500: '#c62538',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c62538; $custom-light: #e0716e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c62538",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 37,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 352.919,
"s": 68.511,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53851,
"c": 0.19431,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.13614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C62538
secondary
#77CFC5
accent
#EBD73C
background
#FFF7F6
surface
#FEEDEC
border
#D6C8C7
text
#170907
muted
#857B7A