#C23238#C23238

#C23238 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.180 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23238
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 71.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.29, 56.62, 31.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.29, 64.78, 29.07°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.1653 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.18 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1053, 14.0397, 5.1813)
Luminance	0.1404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23238 #32C2BC

analogous

#C23280 #C23238 #C27432

triadic

#C23238 #38C232 #3238C2

tetradic

#C23238 #80C232 #32C2BC #7432C2

square

#C23238 #80C232 #32C2BC #7432C2

split-complementary

#C23238 #32C274 #3280C2

monochromatic

#61191C #91252A #C23238 #D55C61 #E28D90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.52

#C23238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#C23238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23238

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23238	1.00	5.52	3.81	5.52
#FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.180 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd756e',
    500: '#c23238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23238;
$custom-light: #dd756e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.5,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54165,
    "c": 0.18041,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14036
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23238

secondary

#84CCC9

accent

#E2DC46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23238

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

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