#C2353E#C2353E

#C2353E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.177 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C2353E
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 62)
HSL	hsl(356, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(356, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 68%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.75, 55.87, 28.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.75, 62.70, 26.99°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.1642 0.0665)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.177 22)
XYZ	xyz(24.3934, 14.3670, 6.0452)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C2353E #35C2B9

analogous

#C23584 #C2353E #C27235

triadic

#C2353E #3EC235 #353EC2

tetradic

#C2353E #84C235 #35C2B9 #7235C2

square

#C2353E #84C235 #35C2B9 #7235C2

split-complementary

#C2353E #35C272 #3584C2

monochromatic

#621B1F #92282F #C2353E #D46068 #E19196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C2353E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C2353E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C2353E

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C2353E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C2353E	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D573D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5003A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c2353e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.177 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7773',
    500: '#c2353e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c2353e;
$custom-light: #dc7773;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c2353e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.17,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5454,
    "c": 0.17719,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.14363
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C2353E

secondary

#87CCC7

accent

#E0D747

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170908

muted

#857B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C2353E

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

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