#C23844#C23844

#C23844 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.174 H 20.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23844
RGB	rgb(194, 56, 68)
HSL	hsl(355, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 64.9%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.25, 55.12, 25.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.25, 60.71, 24.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.94% 0.1631 0.0605)
OKLCH	oklch(54.94% 0.174 20.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.7083, 14.7186, 7.0077)
Luminance	0.1472 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23844 #38C2B6

analogous

#C23889 #C23844 #C27138

triadic

#C23844 #44C238 #3844C2

tetradic

#C23844 #89C238 #38C2B6 #7138C2

square

#C23844 #89C238 #38C2B6 #7138C2

split-complementary

#C23844 #38C271 #3889C2

monochromatic

#631D23 #932A33 #C23844 #D2656E #E0949B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.33

#C23844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.94

#C23844 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23844

5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23844	1.00	5.33	3.94	5.33
#FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.33	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5843

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817640

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50A3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.174 20.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7877',
    500: '#c23844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23844;
$custom-light: #dc7877;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.783,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54937,
    "c": 0.17394,
    "h": 20.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14715
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23844

secondary

#8ACBC6

accent

#DFD249

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23844

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

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