#C23945#C23945

#C23945 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.173 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23945
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 69)
HSL	hsl(355, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(355, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 64.4%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.40, 54.80, 25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.40, 60.25, 24.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.06% 0.1623 0.0597)
OKLCH	oklch(55.06% 0.173 20.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.7880, 14.8288, 7.1861)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23945 #39C2B6

analogous

#C23989 #C23945 #C27239

triadic

#C23945 #45C239 #3945C2

tetradic

#C23945 #89C239 #39C2B6 #7239C2

square

#C23945 #89C239 #39C2B6 #7239C2

split-complementary

#C23945 #39C272 #3989C2

monochromatic

#631D23 #932B34 #C23945 #D26670 #E0959C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#C23945 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#C23945 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23945

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23945	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23945	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5944

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817641

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D50E3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23945;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.173 20.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7978',
    500: '#c23945',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23945;
$custom-light: #dc7978;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23945",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.745,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55056,
    "c": 0.1729,
    "h": 20.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14825
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23945

secondary

#8BCBC6

accent

#DED14A

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23945

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

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