#C23242#C23242

#C23242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.180 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23242
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(353, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.44, 57.13, 25.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.44, 62.63, 24.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.33% 0.1691 0.0608)
OKLCH	oklch(54.33% 0.18 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3747, 14.1475, 6.6005)
Luminance	0.1414 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23242 #32C2B2

analogous

#C2328A #C23242 #C26A32

triadic

#C23242 #42C232 #3242C2

tetradic

#C23242 #8AC232 #32C2B2 #6A32C2

square

#C23242 #8AC232 #32C2B2 #6A32C2

split-complementary

#C23242 #32C26A #328AC2

monochromatic

#611921 #912531 #C23242 #D55C6A #E28D96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#C23242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#C23242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23242

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23242	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5642

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.180 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7576',
    500: '#c23242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23242;
$custom-light: #dc7576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.333,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54329,
    "c": 0.17967,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23242

secondary

#84CCC4

accent

#E2D146

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23242

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

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