#C23253#C23253

#C23253 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.180 H 12.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23253
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 83)
HSL	hsl(346, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 57.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.77, 58.21, 15.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.77, 60.27, 15.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.1757 0.039)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.18 12.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.9525, 14.3786, 9.6434)
Luminance	0.1437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23253 #32C2A1

analogous

#C2329B #C23253 #C25932

triadic

#C23253 #53C232 #3253C2

tetradic

#C23253 #9BC232 #32C2A1 #5932C2

square

#C23253 #9BC232 #32C2A1 #5932C2

split-complementary

#C23253 #32C259 #329BC2

monochromatic

#611929 #91253E #C23253 #D55C78 #E28DA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C23253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C23253 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23253

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23253	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)

#585753

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D754F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40140

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.180 12.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7683',
    500: '#c23253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23253;
$custom-light: #db7683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.25,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54678,
    "c": 0.17999,
    "h": 12.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14375
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23253

secondary

#84CCBB

accent

#E2BE46

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23253

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

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