#c5536d

Color #c5536d

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Pale Violet Red #db7093 · ΔE 12.77 Nearest Tailwind class pink-600 #e60076 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c5536d

RGB

rgb(197, 83, 109)

HSL

hsl(346.3, 49.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.3, 57.9%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 57.9%, 44.7%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(50.88, 47.88, 8.37)

LCH

lch(50.88, 48.61, 9.92)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.147, 8.57)

HWB

hwb(346.3, 32.5%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53c5ab

Analogous

#c553a6

#c5536d

#c57253

Triadic

#c5536d

#6dc553

#536dc5

Split-complementary

#c5536d

#53c572

#53a6c5

Tetradic

#c5536d

#c5ab53

#53c5ab

#536dc5

Square

#c5536d

#a6c553

#53c5ab

#7253c5

Shades

Color #c5536d mixed toward black.

#af3b55

#8c2f44

#692333

#461822

#230c11

Tints

Color #c5536d mixed toward white.

#cf7085

#d88c9e

#e2a9b6

#ecc6ce

#f5e2e7

Tones

Color #c5536d mixed toward gray.

#bc5c72

#b26677

#a96f7c

#9f7982

#968287

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a067 · ΔE 44.7

Deuteranopia

#a6ad66 · ΔE 50.2

Tritanopia

#c16362 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 24.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5536d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5536d]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#c5536d (#c5536d) is rgb(197, 83, 109) in RGB.

No, #c5536d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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