#C23442#C23442
#C23442 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.178 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23442 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 52, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 58%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 73%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 66%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.69, 56.44, 25.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.69, 62.13, 24.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.51% 0.1669 0.0615) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.51% 0.178 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4621, 14.3223, 6.6296) |
| Luminance | 0.1432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.99
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.67
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 3.83
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.04
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23442 #34C2B4
analogous
#C23489 #C23442 #C26D34
triadic
#C23442 #42C234 #3442C2
tetradic
#C23442 #89C234 #34C2B4 #6D34C2
square
#C23442 #89C234 #34C2B4 #6D34C2
split-complementary
#C23442 #34C26D #3489C2
monochromatic
#611A21 #922732 #C23442 #D45F6B #E18F97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#C23442 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#C23442 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23442
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23442 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23442 | 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)
#5C5641
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23442; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 52, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.178 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7676',
500: '#c23442',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23442; $custom-light: #dc7676; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23442",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 52,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.085,
"s": 57.724,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54514,
"c": 0.17784,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.14319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23442
secondary
#86CCC5
accent
#E1D247
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B