#C23256#C23256

#C23256 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.180 H 11.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23256
RGB	rgb(194, 50, 86)
HSL	hsl(345, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(345, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.2%, 55.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.84, 58.43, 13.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.84, 60.05, 13.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.75% 0.1769 0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(54.75% 0.18 11.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.0708, 14.4260, 10.2666)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23256 #32C29E

analogous

#C2329E #C23256 #C25632

triadic

#C23256 #56C232 #3256C2

tetradic

#C23256 #9EC232 #32C29E #5632C2

square

#C23256 #9EC232 #32C29E #5632C2

split-complementary

#C23256 #32C256 #329EC2

monochromatic

#61192B #912540 #C23256 #D55C7A #E28DA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C23256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C23256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23256

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23256	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585757

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40441

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 50, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.180 11.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7685',
    500: '#c23256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23256;
$custom-light: #db7685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54749,
    "c": 0.18028,
    "h": 11.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23256

secondary

#84CCBA

accent

#E2BB46

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23256

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

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