#C23942#C23942

#C23942 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.173 H 21.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23942
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 66)
HSL	hsl(356, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(356, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.35, 54.63, 26.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.35, 60.84, 26.12°)
OKLab	oklab(55% 0.1611 0.0633)
OKLCH	oklch(55% 0.173 21.5)
XYZ	xyz(24.6972, 14.7925, 6.7080)
Luminance	0.1479 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23942 #39C2B9

analogous

#C23987 #C23942 #C27439

triadic

#C23942 #42C239 #3942C2

tetradic

#C23942 #87C239 #39C2B9 #7439C2

square

#C23942 #87C239 #39C2B9 #7439C2

split-complementary

#C23942 #39C274 #3987C2

monochromatic

#631D22 #932B32 #C23942 #D2666D #E0959A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#C23942 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C23942 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23942

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23942	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23942	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5941

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81763E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50C3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23942;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.173 21.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7976',
    500: '#c23942',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23942;
$custom-light: #dc7976;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23942",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.058,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55003,
    "c": 0.17309,
    "h": 21.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23942

secondary

#8BCBC7

accent

#DED44A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23942

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

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