#C23744#C23744

#C23744 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.175 H 20.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23744
RGB	rgb(194, 55, 68)
HSL	hsl(354, 56%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(354, 72%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 64.9%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 55.48, 25.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 60.97, 24.49°)
OKLab	oklab(54.84% 0.1642 0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(54.84% 0.175 20.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.6603, 14.6227, 6.9917)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23744 #37C2B5

analogous

#C2378A #C23744 #C27037

triadic

#C23744 #44C237 #3744C2

tetradic

#C23744 #8AC237 #37C2B5 #7037C2

square

#C23744 #8AC237 #37C2B5 #7037C2

split-complementary

#C23744 #37C270 #378AC2

monochromatic

#631C23 #922933 #C23744 #D3636E #E0939A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#C23744 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#C23744 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23744

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23744	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23744	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817640

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5063D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23744;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 55, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.175 20.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7877',
    500: '#c23744',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23744;
$custom-light: #dc7877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23744",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.388,
    "s": 55.823,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54838,
    "c": 0.17491,
    "h": 20.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14619
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23744

secondary

#89CBC5

accent

#DFD149

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23744

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

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