#C23957#C23957

#C23957 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.173 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23957
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 87)
HSL	hsl(347, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(347, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 55.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 56.02, 14.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 57.87, 14.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.44% 0.1693 0.0364)
OKLCH	oklch(55.44% 0.173 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4339, 15.0872, 10.5878)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23957 #39C2A4

analogous

#C2399C #C23957 #C25F39

triadic

#C23957 #57C239 #3957C2

tetradic

#C23957 #9CC239 #39C2A4 #5F39C2

square

#C23957 #9CC239 #39C2A4 #5F39C2

split-complementary

#C23957 #39C25F #399CC2

monochromatic

#631D2D #932B42 #C23957 #D2667E #E095A6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#C23957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C23957 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23957

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23957	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5A57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7754

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41945

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.173 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7986',
    500: '#c23957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23957;
$custom-light: #db7986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.861,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55435,
    "c": 0.17318,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23957

secondary

#8BCBBD

accent

#DEBE4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23957

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

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