#C23234#C23234

#C23234 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.181 H 25.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23234
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 52)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 73.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.24, 56.44, 33.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.24, 65.77, 30.89°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.1639 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.181 25)
XYZ	xyz(24.0113, 14.0022, 4.6865)
Luminance	0.1400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23234 #32C2C0

analogous

#C2327C #C23234 #C27832

triadic

#C23234 #34C232 #3234C2

tetradic

#C23234 #7CC232 #32C2C0 #7832C2

square

#C23234 #7CC232 #32C2C0 #7832C2

split-complementary

#C23234 #32C278 #327CC2

monochromatic

#61191A #912527 #C23234 #D55C5E #E28D8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#C23234 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#C23234 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23234

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23234	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23234	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)

#5D5532

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23234;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.181 25.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd756c',
    500: '#c23234',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23234;
$custom-light: #dd756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23234",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.167,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54108,
    "c": 0.18084,
    "h": 25
  },
  "luminance": 0.13998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23234

secondary

#84CCCB

accent

#E2E046

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23234

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

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