#C23956#C23956

#C23956 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.173 H 12.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23956
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 86)
HSL	hsl(347, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(347, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 55.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 55.95, 15.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 57.95, 15.09°)
OKLab	oklab(55.41% 0.1689 0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(55.41% 0.173 12.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.3933, 15.0710, 10.3741)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23956 #39C2A5

analogous

#C2399B #C23956 #C26039

triadic

#C23956 #56C239 #3956C2

tetradic

#C23956 #9BC239 #39C2A5 #6039C2

square

#C23956 #9BC239 #39C2A5 #6039C2

split-complementary

#C23956 #39C260 #399BC2

monochromatic

#631D2C #932B41 #C23956 #D2667D #E095A5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#C23956 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#C23956 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23956

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23956	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23956	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5A56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23956;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.173 12.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7985',
    500: '#c23956',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23956;
$custom-light: #db7985;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23956",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.299,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55411,
    "c": 0.1731,
    "h": 12.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15067
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23956

secondary

#8BCBBE

accent

#DEBF4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23956

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

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