#C23557#C23557

#C23557 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.177 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23557
RGB	rgb(194, 53, 87)
HSL	hsl(346, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(346, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 55.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.23, 57.47, 13.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.23, 59.10, 13.49°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.174 0.0347)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.177 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.2439, 14.7072, 10.5245)
Luminance	0.1470 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23557 #35C2A0

analogous

#C2359D #C23557 #C25935

triadic

#C23557 #57C235 #3557C2

tetradic

#C23557 #9DC235 #35C2A0 #5935C2

square

#C23557 #9DC235 #35C2A0 #5935C2

split-complementary

#C23557 #35C259 #359DC2

monochromatic

#621B2C #922841 #C23557 #D4607C #E191A4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#C23557 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#C23557 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23557

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23557	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23557	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595958

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E7653

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D40F43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23557;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 53, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.177 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7786',
    500: '#c23557',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23557;
$custom-light: #db7786;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23557",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.532,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55047,
    "c": 0.17738,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23557

secondary

#87CCBB

accent

#E0BB47

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23557

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

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