#C63540#C63540
#C63540 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.181 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C63540 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(198, 53, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 58%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 73%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 67.7%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.53, 57.21, 28.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.53, 63.86, 26.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.27% 0.1684 0.0665) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.27% 0.181 21.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4900, 14.9260, 6.3883) |
| Luminance | 0.1492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.55
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.94
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.18
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.65
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 3.83
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C63540 #35C6BB
analogous
#C63589 #C63540 #C67335
triadic
#C63540 #40C635 #3540C6
tetradic
#C63540 #89C635 #35C6BB #7335C6
square
#C63540 #89C635 #35C6BB #7335C6
split-complementary
#C63540 #35C673 #3589C6
monochromatic
#651B21 #962830 #C63540 #D5636C #E29399
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#C63540 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#C63540 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C63540
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C63540 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C63540 | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E583F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83773C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D9003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c63540; /* rgb */ color: rgb(198, 53, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.181 21.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#df7774',
500: '#c63540',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c63540; $custom-light: #df7774; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c63540",
"rgb": {
"r": 198,
"g": 53,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.448,
"s": 57.769,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55265,
"c": 0.18105,
"h": 21.5
},
"luminance": 0.14922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C63540
secondary
#8ACDC8
accent
#E1D547
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#170A08
muted
#857C7B