#C23436#C23436

#C23436 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.179 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23436
RGB	rgb(194, 52, 54)
HSL	hsl(359, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(359, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 72.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.51, 55.84, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.51, 64.81, 30.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.32% 0.1624 0.075)
OKLCH	oklch(54.32% 0.179 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.1447, 14.1953, 4.9579)
Luminance	0.1419 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23436 #34C2C0

analogous

#C2347D #C23436 #C27934

triadic

#C23436 #36C234 #3436C2

tetradic

#C23436 #7DC234 #34C2C0 #7934C2

square

#C23436 #7DC234 #34C2C0 #7934C2

split-complementary

#C23436 #34C279 #347DC2

monochromatic

#611A1B #922729 #C23436 #D45F61 #E18F90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#C23436 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#C23436 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23436

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23436	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23436	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)

#5E5635

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817431

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23436;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.179 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766d',
    500: '#c23436',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23436;
$custom-light: #dd766d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23436",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.155,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54322,
    "c": 0.17888,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14192
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23436

secondary

#86CCCB

accent

#E1DF47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23436

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

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