#C23435#C23435

#C23435 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.179 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23435
RGB	rgb(194, 52, 53)
HSL	hsl(360, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(360, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.50, 55.79, 33.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.50, 65.07, 30.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.31% 0.1621 0.076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.31% 0.179 25.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1215, 14.1860, 4.8355)
Luminance	0.1418 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23435 #34C2C1

analogous

#C2347C #C23435 #C27A34

triadic

#C23435 #35C234 #3435C2

tetradic

#C23435 #7CC234 #34C2C1 #7A34C2

square

#C23435 #7CC234 #34C2C1 #7A34C2

split-complementary

#C23435 #34C27A #347CC2

monochromatic

#611A1B #922728 #C23435 #D45F60 #E18F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#C23435 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C23435 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23435

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23435	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23435	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)

#5E5633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817430

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23435;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.179 25.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766c',
    500: '#c23435',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23435;
$custom-light: #dd766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23435",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.577,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54308,
    "c": 0.179,
    "h": 25.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23435

secondary

#86CCCB

accent

#E1E047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23435

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

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