#C23855#C23855
#C23855 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.174 H 12.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23855 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 56, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 56.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.58, 56.24, 15.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.58, 58.34, 15.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.29% 0.1697 0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.29% 0.174 12.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3044, 14.9571, 10.1471) |
| Luminance | 0.1495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.48
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.76
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.40
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.52
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23855 #38C2A5
analogous
#C2389A #C23855 #C26038
triadic
#C23855 #55C238 #3855C2
tetradic
#C23855 #9AC238 #38C2A5 #6038C2
square
#C23855 #9AC238 #38C2A5 #6038C2
split-complementary
#C23855 #38C260 #389AC2
monochromatic
#631D2B #932A40 #C23855 #D2657C #E094A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C23855 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#C23855 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23855
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23855 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23855 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5A55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7652
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41644
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23855; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.174 12.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7984',
500: '#c23855',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23855; $custom-light: #db7984; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23855",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 56,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.391,
"s": 55.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55289,
"c": 0.17407,
"h": 12.8
},
"luminance": 0.14954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23855
secondary
#8ACBBE
accent
#DFBF49
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEEEF
border
#D5C9CA
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C