#C23645#C23645
#C23645 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.176 H 19.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23645 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 54, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 56%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 72%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 64.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.00, 55.91, 24.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.00, 61.05, 23.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.76% 0.1658 0.0586) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.76% 0.176 19.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6441, 14.5409, 7.1381) |
| Luminance | 0.1454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.97
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.27
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.39
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.35
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.36
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23645 #36C2B3
analogous
#C2368B #C23645 #C26D36
triadic
#C23645 #45C236 #3645C2
tetradic
#C23645 #8BC236 #36C2B3 #6D36C2
square
#C23645 #8BC236 #36C2B3 #6D36C2
split-complementary
#C23645 #36C26D #368BC2
monochromatic
#621B23 #922934 #C23645 #D3626E #E1929A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.37
#C23645 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#C23645 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23645
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23645 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23645 | 1.00 | 5.37 | 3.91 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5845
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D5033D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23645; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 54, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.176 19.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7778',
500: '#c23645',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23645; $custom-light: #dc7778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23645",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 54,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.571,
"s": 56.452,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54759,
"c": 0.17582,
"h": 19.5
},
"luminance": 0.14537
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23645
secondary
#88CCC4
accent
#E0CF48
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160909
muted
#847B7B