#C23935#C23935

#C23935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.175 H 26.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23935
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 57%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(2, 73%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 72.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.16, 53.97, 34.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.16, 63.91, 32.39°)
OKLab	oklab(54.8% 0.1563 0.0777)
OKLCH	oklch(54.8% 0.175 26.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.3566, 14.6563, 4.9139)
Luminance	0.1465 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23935 #35BEC2

analogous

#C23577 #C23935 #C27F35

triadic

#C23935 #35C239 #3935C2

tetradic

#C23935 #77C235 #35BEC2 #7F35C2

square

#C23935 #77C235 #35BEC2 #7F35C2

split-complementary

#C23935 #35C27F #3577C2

monochromatic

#621D1B #922B28 #C23935 #D46460 #E19391

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.34

#C23935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.93

#C23935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23935

5.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23935	1.00	5.34	3.93	5.34
#FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#605833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837630

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5033A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.175 26.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd786c',
    500: '#c23935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23935;
$custom-light: #dd786c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.702,
    "s": 57.085,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54801,
    "c": 0.17453,
    "h": 26.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.14653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23935

secondary

#87CACC

accent

#DCE047

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A07

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23935

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

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