#C23635#C23635

#C23635 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.177 H 25.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23635
RGB	rgb(194, 54, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(0, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.76, 55.08, 33.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.76, 64.61, 31.52°)
OKLab	oklab(54.5% 0.1598 0.0767)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.177 25.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2126, 14.3684, 4.8659)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23635 #35C1C2

analogous

#C2357A #C23635 #C27D35

triadic

#C23635 #35C236 #3635C2

tetradic

#C23635 #7AC235 #35C1C2 #7D35C2

square

#C23635 #7AC235 #35C1C2 #7D35C2

split-complementary

#C23635 #35C27D #357AC2

monochromatic

#621B1B #922928 #C23635 #D46160 #E19191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#C23635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#C23635 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23635

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23635	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)

#5F5733

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827530

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 54, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.177 25.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd776c',
    500: '#c23635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23635;
$custom-light: #dd776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.426,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.545,
    "c": 0.17724,
    "h": 25.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23635

secondary

#87CBCC

accent

#DFE047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23635

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

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