#C23533#C23533

#C23533 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.178 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23533
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 51)
HSL	hsl(1, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 73.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.60, 55.35, 34.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.60, 65.36, 32.13°)
OKLab	oklab(54.38% 0.1602 0.0784)
OKLCH	oklch(54.38% 0.178 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.1215, 14.2582, 4.6133)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23533 #33C0C2

analogous

#C23378 #C23533 #C27C33

triadic

#C23533 #33C235 #3533C2

tetradic

#C23533 #78C233 #33C0C2 #7C33C2

square

#C23533 #78C233 #33C0C2 #7C33C2

split-complementary

#C23533 #33C27C #3378C2

monochromatic

#611B1A #922826 #C23533 #D55F5E #E18F8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C23533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C23533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23533

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23533	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5631

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81752E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.178 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766b',
    500: '#c23533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23533;
$custom-light: #dd766b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.839,
    "s": 58.367,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54376,
    "c": 0.17837,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23533

secondary

#85CBCC

accent

#DFE246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170906

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23533

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

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