#C23534#C23534

#C23534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.178 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23534
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 52)
HSL	hsl(0, 58%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 73.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.61, 55.39, 34.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.61, 65.10, 31.69°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.1606 0.0774)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.178 25.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.1438, 14.2672, 4.7307)
Luminance	0.1426 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23534 #34C1C2

analogous

#C2347A #C23534 #C27C34

triadic

#C23534 #34C235 #3534C2

tetradic

#C23534 #7AC234 #34C1C2 #7C34C2

square

#C23534 #7AC234 #34C1C2 #7C34C2

split-complementary

#C23534 #34C27C #347AC2

monochromatic

#611B1A #922827 #C23534 #D4605F #E1908F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C23534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C23534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23534

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23534	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)

#5E5632

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81752F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.178 25.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766c',
    500: '#c23534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23534;
$custom-light: #dd766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.423,
    "s": 57.724,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54389,
    "c": 0.17825,
    "h": 25.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23534

secondary

#86CBCC

accent

#E0E147

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23534

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

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