#C23A49#C23A49
#C23A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.172 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 58, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(353, 54%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(353, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 62.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.61, 54.67, 22.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.61, 59.26, 22.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.23% 0.1626 0.0552) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.23% 0.172 18.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9663, 14.9800, 7.8788) |
| Luminance | 0.1498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.71
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.82
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.84
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.63
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.84
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23A49 #3AC2B3
analogous
#C23A8D #C23A49 #C26F3A
triadic
#C23A49 #49C23A #3A49C2
tetradic
#C23A49 #8DC23A #3AC2B3 #6F3AC2
square
#C23A49 #8DC23A #3AC2B3 #6F3AC2
split-complementary
#C23A49 #3AC26F #3A8DC2
monochromatic
#641E26 #932C37 #C23A49 #D26773 #E0979F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#C23A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.00
#C23A49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23A49
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23A49 | 1.00 | 5.26 | 4.00 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5A49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817645
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D51440
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 58, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.172 18.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc797b',
500: '#c23a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23a49; $custom-light: #dc797b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 58,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.382,
"s": 53.968,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55234,
"c": 0.17172,
"h": 18.7
},
"luminance": 0.14976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23A49
secondary
#8DCBC4
accent
#DDCD4A
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B