#C23857#C23857

#C23857 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.174 H 11.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23857
RGB	rgb(194, 56, 87)
HSL	hsl(347, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(347, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.1%, 55.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.62, 56.39, 14.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.62, 58.18, 14.25°)
OKLab	oklab(55.34% 0.1705 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(55.34% 0.174 11.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.3850, 14.9893, 10.5715)
Luminance	0.1499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23857 #38C2A3

analogous

#C2389C #C23857 #C25E38

triadic

#C23857 #57C238 #3857C2

tetradic

#C23857 #9CC238 #38C2A3 #5E38C2

square

#C23857 #9CC238 #38C2A3 #5E38C2

split-complementary

#C23857 #38C25E #389CC2

monochromatic

#631D2C #932A42 #C23857 #D2657D #E094A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.25

#C23857 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.00

#C23857 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23857

5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23857	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23857	1.00	5.25	4.00	5.25
#FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7654

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41745

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23857;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 56, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.174 11.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7986',
    500: '#c23857',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23857;
$custom-light: #db7986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23857",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.522,
    "s": 55.2,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55336,
    "c": 0.17425,
    "h": 11.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23857

secondary

#8ACBBD

accent

#DFBD49

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23857

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

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