#C23235#C23235

#C23235 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.181 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23235
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.25, 56.48, 33.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.25, 65.52, 30.44°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% 0.1643 0.0754)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.181 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.0341, 14.0113, 4.8064)
Luminance	0.1401 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23235 #32C2BF

analogous

#C2327D #C23235 #C27732

triadic

#C23235 #35C232 #3235C2

tetradic

#C23235 #7DC232 #32C2BF #7732C2

square

#C23235 #7DC232 #32C2BF #7732C2

split-complementary

#C23235 #32C277 #327DC2

monochromatic

#61191A #912528 #C23235 #D55C5F #E28D8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#C23235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#C23235 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23235

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23235	1.00	5.52	3.80	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5534

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.181 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd756c',
    500: '#c23235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23235;
$custom-light: #dd756c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.75,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54122,
    "c": 0.18073,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23235

secondary

#84CCCA

accent

#E2DF46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23235

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

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