#C23555#C23555

#C23555 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.177 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23555
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 85)
HSL	hsl(346, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 56.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.19, 57.32, 14.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.19, 59.24, 14.62°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1732 0.0374)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.177 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.1633, 14.6750, 10.1001)
Luminance	0.1467 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23555 #35C2A2

analogous

#C2359B #C23555 #C25B35

triadic

#C23555 #55C235 #3555C2

tetradic

#C23555 #9BC235 #35C2A2 #5B35C2

square

#C23555 #9BC235 #35C2A2 #5B35C2

split-complementary

#C23555 #35C25B #359BC2

monochromatic

#621B2B #922840 #C23555 #D4607B #E191A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C23555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C23555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23555

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23555	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595955

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7551

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40E42

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.177 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7784',
    500: '#c23555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23555;
$custom-light: #db7784;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.383,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55,
    "c": 0.17718,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14671
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23555

secondary

#87CCBC

accent

#E0BE47

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#16090A

muted

#847B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23555

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

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