#C6253B#C6253B

#C6253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.194 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C6253B
RGB	rgb(198, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(352, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(352, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 70.2%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.72, 61.82, 29.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.72, 68.36, 25.27°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.1821 0.0675)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.194 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.7426, 13.6486, 5.4685)
Luminance	0.1364 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C6253B #25C6B0

analogous

#C6258B #C6253B #C65F25

triadic

#C6253B #3BC625 #253BC6

tetradic

#C6253B #8BC625 #25C6B0 #5F25C6

square

#C6253B #8BC625 #25C6B0 #5F25C6

split-complementary

#C6253B #25C65F #258BC6

monochromatic

#5F121C #921B2C #C6253B #DD4B5F #E77E8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#C6253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#C6253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C6253B

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C6253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C6253B	1.00	5.63	3.73	5.63
#FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#58523A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7336

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c6253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.194 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07170',
    500: '#c6253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c6253b;
$custom-light: #e07170;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c6253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.801,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53898,
    "c": 0.19415,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13645
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C6253B

secondary

#77CFC3

accent

#EBD33C

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEC

border

#D6C8C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C6253B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →