#C23632#C23632
#C23632 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.178 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23632 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 54, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 59%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 74%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 74.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.72, 54.95, 35.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.72, 65.40, 32.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.46% 0.1588 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.46% 0.178 26.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1458, 14.3416, 4.5138) |
| Luminance | 0.1434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.10
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.19
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.14
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.56
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23632 #32BEC2
analogous
#C23276 #C23632 #C27E32
triadic
#C23632 #32C236 #3632C2
tetradic
#C23632 #76C232 #32BEC2 #7E32C2
square
#C23632 #76C232 #32BEC2 #7E32C2
split-complementary
#C23632 #32C27E #3276C2
monochromatic
#611B19 #912825 #C23632 #D5605C #E28F8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.43
#C23632 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#C23632 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23632
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23632 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23632 | 1.00 | 5.43 | 3.87 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5630
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82752D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D50037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23632; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 54, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.178 26.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dd776a',
500: '#c23632',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23632; $custom-light: #dd776a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23632",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 54,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.667,
"s": 59.016,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5446,
"c": 0.17763,
"h": 26.7
},
"luminance": 0.14338
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23632
secondary
#84CACC
accent
#DEE246
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#170906
muted
#857B7A