#C23950#C23950
#C23950 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.173 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23950 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 57, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 55%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 71%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 58.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.60, 55.51, 18.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.60, 58.54, 18.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.28% 0.1666 0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.28% 0.173 15.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1617, 14.9783, 9.1540) |
| Luminance | 0.1497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.74
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.30
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.42
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.13
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23950 #39C2AB
analogous
#C23995 #C23950 #C26739
triadic
#C23950 #50C239 #3950C2
tetradic
#C23950 #95C239 #39C2AB #6739C2
square
#C23950 #95C239 #39C2AB #6739C2
split-complementary
#C23950 #39C267 #3995C2
monochromatic
#631D29 #932B3C #C23950 #D26678 #E095A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C23950 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#C23950 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23950
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23950 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23950 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5A50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80764C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41542
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23950; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.173 15.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7980',
500: '#c23950',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23950; $custom-light: #db7980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23950",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 57,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.927,
"s": 54.582,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55276,
"c": 0.17275,
"h": 15.4
},
"luminance": 0.14975
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23950
secondary
#8BCBC1
accent
#DEC54A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C