#C23335#C23335

#C23335 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.180 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23335
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 53)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.37, 56.14, 33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.37, 65.29, 30.70°)
OKLab	oklab(54.21% 0.1632 0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(54.21% 0.18 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.0773, 14.0977, 4.8208)
Luminance	0.1409 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23335 #33C2C0

analogous

#C2337C #C23335 #C27833

triadic

#C23335 #35C233 #3335C2

tetradic

#C23335 #7CC233 #33C2C0 #7833C2

square

#C23335 #7CC233 #33C2C0 #7833C2

split-complementary

#C23335 #33C278 #337CC2

monochromatic

#611A1B #922628 #C23335 #D55E5F #E18E8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#C23335 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#C23335 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23335

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23335	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23335	1.00	5.50	3.82	5.50
#FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5534

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23335;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.180 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766c',
    500: '#c23335',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23335;
$custom-light: #dd766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23335",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.161,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54214,
    "c": 0.17987,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14094
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23335

secondary

#85CCCB

accent

#E2DF46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23335

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

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