#C23A48#C23A48
#C23A48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.172 H 19.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23A48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 58, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 62.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.59, 54.61, 23.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.59, 59.43, 23.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.22% 0.1622 0.0564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.22% 0.172 19.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9334, 14.9669, 7.7056) |
| Luminance | 0.1496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.70
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.55
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.71
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.34
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.00
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23A48 #3AC2B4
analogous
#C23A8C #C23A48 #C2703A
triadic
#C23A48 #48C23A #3A48C2
tetradic
#C23A48 #8CC23A #3AC2B4 #703AC2
square
#C23A48 #8CC23A #3AC2B4 #703AC2
split-complementary
#C23A48 #3AC270 #3A8CC2
monochromatic
#641E25 #932C37 #C23A48 #D26772 #E0979E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C23A48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#C23A48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23A48
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23A48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23A48 | 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)
#5F5A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817644
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D51340
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23a48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 58, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.172 19.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc797a',
500: '#c23a48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23a48; $custom-light: #dc797a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23a48",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 58,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.824,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55215,
"c": 0.17175,
"h": 19.2
},
"luminance": 0.14963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23A48
secondary
#8DCBC5
accent
#DDCE4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B