#C23535#C23535

#C23535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.178 H 25.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23535
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.63, 55.44, 33.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.63, 64.84, 31.24°)
OKLab	oklab(54.4% 0.1609 0.0763)
OKLCH	oklch(54.4% 0.178 25.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.1666, 14.2763, 4.8506)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23535 #35C2C2

analogous

#C2357B #C23535 #C27B35

triadic

#C23535 #35C235 #3535C2

tetradic

#C23535 #7BC235 #35C2C2 #7B35C2

square

#C23535 #7BC235 #35C2C2 #7B35C2

split-complementary

#C23535 #35C27B #357BC2

monochromatic

#621B1B #922828 #C23535 #D46060 #E19191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#C23535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#C23535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23535

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23535	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)

#5E5633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.178 25.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd766c',
    500: '#c23535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23535;
$custom-light: #dd766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54403,
    "c": 0.17812,
    "h": 25.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23535

secondary

#87CCCC

accent

#E0E047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23535

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

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