#C23441#C23441
#C23441 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.178 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23441 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 52, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 58%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 73%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 66.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.68, 56.39, 26.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.68, 62.32, 25.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.5% 0.1665 0.0626) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.5% 0.178 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4329, 14.3106, 6.4757) |
| Luminance | 0.1431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.76
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.73
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.77
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.81
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23441 #34C2B5
analogous
#C23488 #C23441 #C26E34
triadic
#C23441 #41C234 #3441C2
tetradic
#C23441 #88C234 #34C2B5 #6E34C2
square
#C23441 #88C234 #34C2B5 #6E34C2
split-complementary
#C23441 #34C26E #3488C2
monochromatic
#611A21 #922731 #C23441 #D45F6A #E18F97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#C23441 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#C23441 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23441
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23441 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23441 | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5640
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23441; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.178 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7675',
500: '#c23441',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23441; $custom-light: #dc7675; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23441",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 52,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.507,
"s": 57.724,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54496,
"c": 0.1779,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.14307
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23441
secondary
#86CCC5
accent
#E1D347
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B