#C23239#C23239

#C23239 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.180 H 23.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23239
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 57)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 70.6%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.30, 56.67, 30.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.30, 64.54, 28.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.18% 0.1657 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(54.18% 0.18 23.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1300, 14.0496, 5.3114)
Luminance	0.1405 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23239 #32C2BB

analogous

#C23281 #C23239 #C27332

triadic

#C23239 #39C232 #3239C2

tetradic

#C23239 #81C232 #32C2BB #7332C2

square

#C23239 #81C232 #32C2BB #7332C2

split-complementary

#C23239 #32C273 #3281C2

monochromatic

#61191C #91252B #C23239 #D55C62 #E28D91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.51

#C23239 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.81

#C23239 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23239

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23239	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23239	1.00	5.51	3.81	5.51
#FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5538

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807434

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23239;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.180 23.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd756f',
    500: '#c23239',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23239;
$custom-light: #dd756f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23239",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.083,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5418,
    "c": 0.18031,
    "h": 23.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14046
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23239

secondary

#84CCC8

accent

#E2DB46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23239

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

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