#C23738#C23738

#C23738 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.176 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23738
RGB	rgb(194, 55, 56)
HSL	hsl(360, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(360, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 71.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 54.85, 32.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 63.62, 30.43°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1597 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.176 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(24.3308, 14.4909, 5.2565)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23738 #37C2C1

analogous

#C2377E #C23738 #C27C37

triadic

#C23738 #38C237 #3738C2

tetradic

#C23738 #7EC237 #37C2C1 #7C37C2

square

#C23738 #7EC237 #37C2C1 #7C37C2

split-complementary

#C23738 #37C27C #377EC2

monochromatic

#631C1C #92292A #C23738 #D36364 #E09394

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#C23738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#C23738 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23738

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23738	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50039

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.176 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd776f',
    500: '#c23738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23738;
$custom-light: #dd776f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.568,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54642,
    "c": 0.17596,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14487
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23738

secondary

#89CBCB

accent

#DFDE49

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEC

border

#D5C9C7

text

#170907

muted

#857B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23738

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

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