#C23340#C23340

#C23340 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.179 H 20.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23340
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 64)
HSL	hsl(355, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 67%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 56.68, 26.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 62.77, 25.45°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1672 0.0635)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.179 20.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3600, 14.2108, 6.3098)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23340 #33C2B5

analogous

#C23388 #C23340 #C26D33

triadic

#C23340 #40C233 #3340C2

tetradic

#C23340 #88C233 #33C2B5 #6D33C2

square

#C23340 #88C233 #33C2B5 #6D33C2

split-complementary

#C23340 #33C26D #3388C2

monochromatic

#611A20 #922630 #C23340 #D55E68 #E18E96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#C23340 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C23340 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23340

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23340	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23340	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C563F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80743C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23340;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.179 20.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7674',
    500: '#c23340',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23340;
$custom-light: #dc7674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23340",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.545,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54386,
    "c": 0.17887,
    "h": 20.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23340

secondary

#85CCC5

accent

#E2D346

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23340

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

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