#C23337#C23337

#C23337 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.180 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23337
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 55)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 71.6%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.40, 56.23, 32.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.40, 64.79, 29.79°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.1639 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.18 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.1243, 14.1165, 5.0682)
Luminance	0.1411 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23337 #33C2BE

analogous

#C2337E #C23337 #C27733

triadic

#C23337 #37C233 #3337C2

tetradic

#C23337 #7EC233 #33C2BE #7733C2

square

#C23337 #7EC233 #33C2BE #7733C2

split-complementary

#C23337 #33C277 #337EC2

monochromatic

#611A1C #922629 #C23337 #D55E61 #E18E90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#C23337 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#C23337 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23337

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23337	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23337	1.00	5.49	3.82	5.49
#FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5536

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23337;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.180 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766e',
    500: '#c23337',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23337;
$custom-light: #dd766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23337",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.322,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54243,
    "c": 0.17964,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23337

secondary

#85CCCA

accent

#E2DD46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23337

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

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