#C23643#C23643
#C23643 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.176 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23643 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 54, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 65.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.96, 55.79, 25.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.96, 61.42, 24.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.72% 0.165 0.061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.72% 0.176 20.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5830, 14.5165, 6.8166) |
| Luminance | 0.1451 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.85
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.87
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.40
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.85
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.08
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23643 #36C2B5
analogous
#C23689 #C23643 #C26F36
triadic
#C23643 #43C236 #3643C2
tetradic
#C23643 #89C236 #36C2B5 #6F36C2
square
#C23643 #89C236 #36C2B5 #6F36C2
split-complementary
#C23643 #36C26F #3689C2
monochromatic
#621B22 #922932 #C23643 #D3626C #E19299
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#C23643 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#C23643 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23643
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23643 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23643 | 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)
#5D5742
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5013C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23643; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 54, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.176 20.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7777',
500: '#c23643',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23643; $custom-light: #dc7777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23643",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 54,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.429,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54722,
"c": 0.17592,
"h": 20.3
},
"luminance": 0.14513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23643
secondary
#88CCC5
accent
#E0D248
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B