#C23742#C23742

#C23742 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.175 H 20.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23742
RGB	rgb(194, 55, 66)
HSL	hsl(355, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, 55.37, 26.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 61.36, 25.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1635 0.0626)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.175 20.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.6003, 14.5987, 6.6757)
Luminance	0.1459 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23742 #37C2B7

analogous

#C23788 #C23742 #C27237

triadic

#C23742 #42C237 #3742C2

tetradic

#C23742 #88C237 #37C2B7 #7237C2

square

#C23742 #88C237 #37C2B7 #7237C2

split-complementary

#C23742 #37C272 #3788C2

monochromatic

#631C22 #922932 #C23742 #D3636C #E09399

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#C23742 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#C23742 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23742

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23742	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23742	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5841

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81753E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5043C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23742;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.175 20.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7876',
    500: '#c23742',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23742;
$custom-light: #dc7876;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23742",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.252,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54802,
    "c": 0.17503,
    "h": 20.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14595
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23742

secondary

#89CBC6

accent

#DFD349

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23742

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

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