#C23541#C23541

#C23541 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.177 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23541
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 65)
HSL	hsl(355, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(355, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 66.5%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.80, 56.03, 26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.80, 62.07, 25.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.59% 0.1654 0.063)
OKLCH	oklch(54.59% 0.177 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.4780, 14.4008, 6.4907)
Luminance	0.1440 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23541 #35C2B6

analogous

#C23587 #C23541 #C27035

triadic

#C23541 #41C235 #3541C2

tetradic

#C23541 #87C235 #35C2B6 #7035C2

square

#C23541 #87C235 #35C2B6 #7035C2

split-complementary

#C23541 #35C270 #3587C2

monochromatic

#621B21 #922831 #C23541 #D4606A #E19197

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#C23541 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#C23541 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23541

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23541	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23541	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5740

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5003B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23541;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.177 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7775',
    500: '#c23541',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23541;
$custom-light: #dc7775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23541",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.894,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54591,
    "c": 0.17697,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14397
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23541

secondary

#87CCC6

accent

#E0D347

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23541

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

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