#C23432#C23432

#C23432 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.179 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23432
RGB	rgb(194, 52, 50)
HSL	hsl(1, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 74.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.46, 55.66, 35.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.46, 65.85, 32.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.27% 0.161 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(54.27% 0.179 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.0546, 14.1593, 4.4834)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23432 #32C0C2

analogous

#C23278 #C23432 #C27C32

triadic

#C23432 #32C234 #3432C2

tetradic

#C23432 #78C232 #32C0C2 #7C32C2

square

#C23432 #78C232 #32C0C2 #7C32C2

split-complementary

#C23432 #32C27C #3278C2

monochromatic

#611A19 #912725 #C23432 #D55E5C #E28E8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#C23432 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#C23432 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23432

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23432	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23432	1.00	5.48	3.83	5.48
#FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5530

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D60035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23432;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.179 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766a',
    500: '#c23432',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23432;
$custom-light: #dd766a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23432",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.833,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54267,
    "c": 0.17938,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23432

secondary

#84CBCC

accent

#E0E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23432

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

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