#C23338#C23338

#C23338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.180 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23338
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(358, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 71.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.41, 56.28, 31.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.41, 64.55, 29.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.1643 0.0725)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.18 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1485, 14.1262, 5.1957)
Luminance	0.1412 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23338 #33C2BD

analogous

#C2337F #C23338 #C27533

triadic

#C23338 #38C233 #3338C2

tetradic

#C23338 #7FC233 #33C2BD #7533C2

square

#C23338 #7FC233 #33C2BD #7533C2

split-complementary

#C23338 #33C275 #337FC2

monochromatic

#611A1C #92262A #C23338 #D55E62 #E18E91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.49

#C23338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.82

#C23338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23338

5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23338	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)

#5D5537

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807433

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.180 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766f',
    500: '#c23338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23338;
$custom-light: #dd766f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.902,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54257,
    "c": 0.17954,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14123
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23338

secondary

#85CCC9

accent

#E2DC46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23338

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

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