#C23433#C23433

#C23433 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.179 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23433
RGB	rgb(194, 52, 51)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 73.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.47, 55.71, 34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.47, 65.58, 31.86°)
OKLab	oklab(54.28% 0.1614 0.0781)
OKLCH	oklch(54.28% 0.179 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.0764, 14.1680, 4.5983)
Luminance	0.1416 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23433 #33C1C2

analogous

#C23379 #C23433 #C27C33

triadic

#C23433 #33C234 #3433C2

tetradic

#C23433 #79C233 #33C1C2 #7C33C2

square

#C23433 #79C233 #33C1C2 #7C33C2

split-complementary

#C23433 #33C27C #3379C2

monochromatic

#611A1A #922726 #C23433 #D55E5E #E18F8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.48

#C23433 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.83

#C23433 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23433

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23433	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23433	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)

#5E5631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23433;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.179 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766b',
    500: '#c23433',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23433;
$custom-light: #dd766b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23433",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.42,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54281,
    "c": 0.17925,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14164
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23433

secondary

#85CBCC

accent

#E0E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23433

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

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