#C23356#C23356

#C23356 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.179 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23356
RGB	rgb(194, 51, 86)
HSL	hsl(345, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(345, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.7%, 55.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.96, 58.09, 14.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.96, 59.76, 13.58°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1758 0.0353)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.179 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1141, 14.5124, 10.2810)
Luminance	0.1451 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23356 #33C29F

analogous

#C2339D #C23356 #C25833

triadic

#C23356 #56C233 #3356C2

tetradic

#C23356 #9DC233 #33C29F #5833C2

square

#C23356 #9DC233 #33C29F #5833C2

split-complementary

#C23356 #33C258 #339DC2

monochromatic

#611A2B #922641 #C23356 #D55E7B #E18EA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#C23356 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#C23356 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23356

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23356	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23356	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585857

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7552

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40742

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23356;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 51, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.179 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7685',
    500: '#c23356',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23356;
$custom-light: #db7685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23356",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.315,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54839,
    "c": 0.1793,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23356

secondary

#85CCBA

accent

#E2BC46

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090B

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23356

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

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