#C6253D#C6253D

#C6253D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.194 H 19.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C6253D
RGB	rgb(198, 37, 61)
HSL	hsl(351, 69%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(351, 81%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.3%, 69.2%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.76, 61.92, 28.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.76, 67.95, 24.34°)
OKLab	oklab(53.93% 0.1828 0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(53.93% 0.194 19.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.7954, 13.6697, 5.7469)
Luminance	0.1367 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C6253D #25C6AE

analogous

#C6258D #C6253D #C65D25

triadic

#C6253D #3DC625 #253DC6

tetradic

#C6253D #8DC625 #25C6AE #5D25C6

square

#C6253D #8DC625 #25C6AE #5D25C6

split-complementary

#C6253D #25C65D #258DC6

monochromatic

#5F121D #921B2D #C6253D #DD4B61 #E77E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.63

#C6253D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#C6253D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C6253D

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C6253D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C6253D	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)

#57523D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7338

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA0030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c6253d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 37, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.194 19.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e07172',
    500: '#c6253d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c6253d;
$custom-light: #e07172;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c6253d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.056,
    "s": 68.511,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53931,
    "c": 0.19407,
    "h": 19.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13666
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C6253D

secondary

#77CFC2

accent

#EBD13C

background

#FFF7F6

surface

#FEEDEC

border

#D6C8C7

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C6253D

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

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