#C23940#C23940

#C23940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.173 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23940
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 64)
HSL	hsl(357, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(357, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 67%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 54.51, 27.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 61.26, 27.14°)
OKLab	oklab(54.97% 0.1603 0.0657)
OKLCH	oklch(54.97% 0.173 22.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.6393, 14.7694, 6.4029)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23940 #39C2BB

analogous

#C23985 #C23940 #C27739

triadic

#C23940 #40C239 #3940C2

tetradic

#C23940 #85C239 #39C2BB #7739C2

square

#C23940 #85C239 #39C2BB #7739C2

split-complementary

#C23940 #39C277 #3985C2

monochromatic

#631D21 #932B30 #C23940 #D2666C #E09599

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#C23940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#C23940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23940

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23940	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F593F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82763C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.173 22.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7975',
    500: '#c23940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23940;
$custom-light: #dc7975;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.934,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54969,
    "c": 0.17326,
    "h": 22.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14766
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23940

secondary

#8BCBC8

accent

#DED64A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23940

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

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