#C23642#C23642

#C23642 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.176 H 20.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23642
RGB	rgb(194, 54, 66)
HSL	hsl(355, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.95, 55.73, 26.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.95, 61.62, 25.25°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.1646 0.0622)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.176 20.7)
XYZ	xyz(24.5533, 14.5046, 6.6600)
Luminance	0.1450 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23642 #36C2B6

analogous

#C23688 #C23642 #C27036

triadic

#C23642 #42C236 #3642C2

tetradic

#C23642 #88C236 #36C2B6 #7036C2

square

#C23642 #88C236 #36C2B6 #7036C2

split-complementary

#C23642 #36C270 #3688C2

monochromatic

#621B21 #922932 #C23642 #D3626C #E19299

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.38

#C23642 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#C23642 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23642

5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23642	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23642	1.00	5.38	3.90	5.38
#FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5003C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23642;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 54, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.176 20.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7776',
    500: '#c23642',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23642;
$custom-light: #dc7776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23642",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.857,
    "s": 56.452,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54704,
    "c": 0.17597,
    "h": 20.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14501
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23642

secondary

#88CCC6

accent

#E0D348

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23642

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

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