#C23355#C23355

#C23355 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.179 H 11.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23355
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 85)
HSL	hsl(346, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 56.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.94, 58.02, 14.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.94, 59.83, 14.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.82% 0.1754 0.0366)
OKLCH	oklch(54.82% 0.179 11.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.0740, 14.4964, 10.0703)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23355 #33C2A0

analogous

#C2339C #C23355 #C25833

triadic

#C23355 #55C233 #3355C2

tetradic

#C23355 #9CC233 #33C2A0 #5833C2

square

#C23355 #9CC233 #33C2A0 #5833C2

split-complementary

#C23355 #33C258 #339CC2

monochromatic

#611A2B #922640 #C23355 #D55E7A #E18EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#C23355 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#C23355 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23355

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23355	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23355	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585855

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40641

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23355;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.179 11.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7684',
    500: '#c23355',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23355;
$custom-light: #db7684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23355",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.734,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54815,
    "c": 0.17919,
    "h": 11.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14493
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23355

secondary

#85CCBB

accent

#E2BD46

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FDEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23355

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

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