#C23336#C23336

#C23336 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.180 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23336
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 72.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.39, 56.19, 32.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.39, 65.04, 30.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.1635 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.18 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.1005, 14.1070, 4.9432)
Luminance	0.1410 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23336 #33C2BF

analogous

#C2337E #C23336 #C27733

triadic

#C23336 #36C233 #3336C2

tetradic

#C23336 #7EC233 #33C2BF #7733C2

square

#C23336 #7EC233 #33C2BF #7733C2

split-complementary

#C23336 #33C277 #337EC2

monochromatic

#611A1B #922629 #C23336 #D55E60 #E18E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.50

#C23336 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#C23336 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23336

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23336	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23336	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)

#5D5535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23336;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.180 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766d',
    500: '#c23336',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23336;
$custom-light: #dd766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23336",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.741,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54228,
    "c": 0.17976,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23336

secondary

#85CCCA

accent

#E2DE46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23336

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

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