#C23959#C23959

#C23959 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.173 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23959
RGB	rgb(194, 57, 89)
HSL	hsl(346, 55%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 54.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.80, 56.18, 13.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.80, 57.74, 13.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.1701 0.0337)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.173 11.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.5168, 15.1203, 11.0241)
Luminance	0.1512 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23959 #39C2A2

analogous

#C2399E #C23959 #C25D39

triadic

#C23959 #59C239 #3959C2

tetradic

#C23959 #9EC239 #39C2A2 #5D39C2

square

#C23959 #9EC239 #39C2A2 #5D39C2

split-complementary

#C23959 #39C25D #399EC2

monochromatic

#631D2E #932B43 #C23959 #D2667F #E095A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#C23959 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#C23959 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23959

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23959	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23959	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5B59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7756

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41A46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23959;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 57, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.173 11.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7987',
    500: '#c23959',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23959;
$custom-light: #db7987;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23959",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.985,
    "s": 54.582,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55483,
    "c": 0.17338,
    "h": 11.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23959

secondary

#8BCBBC

accent

#DEBB4A

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23959

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

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