#C23252#C23252

#C23252 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.180 H 12.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23252
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 82)
HSL	hsl(347, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(347, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 57.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 58.14, 16.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 60.36, 15.59°)
OKLab	oklab(54.66% 0.1753 0.0403)
OKLCH	oklch(54.66% 0.18 12.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9142, 14.3633, 9.4415)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23252 #32C2A2

analogous

#C2329A #C23252 #C25A32

triadic

#C23252 #52C232 #3252C2

tetradic

#C23252 #9AC232 #32C2A2 #5A32C2

square

#C23252 #9AC232 #32C2A2 #5A32C2

split-complementary

#C23252 #32C25A #329AC2

monochromatic

#611929 #91253D #C23252 #D55C77 #E28DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C23252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C23252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23252

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23252	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585752

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D754E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D4003F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.180 12.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7682',
    500: '#c23252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23252;
$custom-light: #db7682;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.667,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54655,
    "c": 0.1799,
    "h": 12.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1436
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23252

secondary

#84CCBC

accent

#E2BF46

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23252

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

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