#C23232#C23232

#C23232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.181 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23232
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 74.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.21, 56.36, 34.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.21, 66.29, 31.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.08% 0.1632 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(54.08% 0.181 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.9672, 13.9845, 4.4543)
Luminance	0.1398 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23232 #32C2C2

analogous

#C2327A #C23232 #C27A32

triadic

#C23232 #32C232 #3232C2

tetradic

#C23232 #7AC232 #32C2C2 #7A32C2

square

#C23232 #7AC232 #32C2C2 #7A32C2

split-complementary

#C23232 #32C27A #327AC2

monochromatic

#611919 #912525 #C23232 #D55C5C #E28D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#C23232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#C23232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23232

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23232	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D60034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.181 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd756a',
    500: '#c23232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23232;
$custom-light: #dd756a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54081,
    "c": 0.18108,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13981
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23232

secondary

#84CCCC

accent

#E2E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23232

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

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