#C23251#C23251

#C23251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.180 H 13.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23251
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 81)
HSL	hsl(347, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 58.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.73, 58.07, 16.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.73, 60.45, 16.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% 0.1749 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.18 13.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8764, 14.3482, 9.2426)
Luminance	0.1434 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23251 #32C2A3

analogous

#C23299 #C23251 #C25B32

triadic

#C23251 #51C232 #3251C2

tetradic

#C23251 #99C232 #32C2A3 #5B32C2

square

#C23251 #99C232 #32C2A3 #5B32C2

split-complementary

#C23251 #32C25B #3299C2

monochromatic

#611928 #91253D #C23251 #D55C76 #E28D9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.43

#C23251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C23251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23251

5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23251	1.00	5.43	3.87	5.43
#FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595751

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E754D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4003F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.180 13.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7681',
    500: '#c23251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23251;
$custom-light: #db7681;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.083,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54632,
    "c": 0.17983,
    "h": 13.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14345
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23251

secondary

#84CCBC

accent

#E2C046

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23251

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

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