#C23853#C23853

#C23853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.174 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23853
RGB	rgb(194, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(348, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(348, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 57.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.53, 56.10, 16.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.53, 58.52, 16.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.24% 0.1689 0.0414)
OKLCH	oklch(55.24% 0.174 13.8)
XYZ	xyz(25.2260, 14.9257, 9.7346)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23853 #38C2A7

analogous

#C23898 #C23853 #C26238

triadic

#C23853 #53C238 #3853C2

tetradic

#C23853 #98C238 #38C2A7 #6238C2

square

#C23853 #98C238 #38C2A7 #6238C2

split-complementary

#C23853 #38C262 #3898C2

monochromatic

#631D2A #932A3F #C23853 #D2657A #E094A3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#C23853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#C23853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23853

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23853	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F764F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41543

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.174 13.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7983',
    500: '#c23853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23853;
$custom-light: #db7983;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.261,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55243,
    "c": 0.17393,
    "h": 13.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14922
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23853

secondary

#8ACBBF

accent

#DFC149

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEEEE

border

#D5C9C9

text

#160A0A

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23853

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

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