#C23735#C23735

#C23735 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.176 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23735
RGB	rgb(194, 55, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(1, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.89, 54.71, 33.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.89, 64.38, 31.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.6% 0.1587 0.077)
OKLCH	oklch(54.6% 0.176 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.2597, 14.4624, 4.8816)
Luminance	0.1446 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23735 #35C0C2

analogous

#C23579 #C23735 #C27D35

triadic

#C23735 #35C237 #3735C2

tetradic

#C23735 #79C235 #35C0C2 #7D35C2

square

#C23735 #79C235 #35C0C2 #7D35C2

split-complementary

#C23735 #35C27D #3579C2

monochromatic

#621C1B #922928 #C23735 #D46260 #E19291

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.40

#C23735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.89

#C23735 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23735

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23735	1.00	5.40	3.89	5.40
#FFFFFF	5.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.40	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: #c23735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.176 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd776c',
    500: '#c23735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23735;
$custom-light: #dd776c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.851,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54599,
    "c": 0.17634,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23735

secondary

#87CBCC

accent

#DEE047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23735

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

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