#C63538#C63538

#C63538 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.182 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C63538
RGB	rgb(198, 53, 56)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 71.7%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.42, 56.82, 32.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.42, 65.70, 30.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.14% 0.1655 0.0753)
OKLCH	oklch(55.14% 0.182 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.2785, 14.8413, 5.2742)
Luminance	0.1484 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C63538 #35C6C3

analogous

#C63580 #C63538 #C67B35

triadic

#C63538 #38C635 #3538C6

tetradic

#C63538 #80C635 #35C6C3 #7B35C6

square

#C63538 #80C635 #35C6C3 #7B35C6

split-complementary

#C63538 #35C67B #3580C6

monochromatic

#651B1D #96282A #C63538 #D56365 #E29395

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.29

#C63538 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#C63538 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C63538

5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C63538	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C63538	1.00	5.29	3.97	5.29
#FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5837

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847733

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#DA0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c63538;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 53, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.182 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#e0776f',
    500: '#c63538',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c63538;
$custom-light: #e0776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c63538",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 198,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.759,
    "s": 57.769,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5514,
    "c": 0.18179,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14837
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C63538

secondary

#8ACDCC

accent

#E1DE47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C63538

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

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