#C23B53#C23B53
#C23B53 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.171 H 14.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23B53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 59, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 57.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.94, 54.97, 17.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.94, 57.60, 17.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.55% 0.1653 0.0427) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.55% 0.171 14.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3758, 15.2253, 9.7845) |
| Luminance | 0.1522 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.73
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 3.86
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.08
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.72
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.95
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23B53 #3BC2AA
analogous
#C23B97 #C23B53 #C2663B
triadic
#C23B53 #53C23B #3B53C2
tetradic
#C23B53 #97C23B #3BC2AA #663BC2
square
#C23B53 #97C23B #3BC2AA #663BC2
split-complementary
#C23B53 #3BC266 #3B97C2
monochromatic
#641E2B #932D3F #C23B53 #D1697B #E098A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.19
#C23B53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#C23B53 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23B53
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23B53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23B53 | 1.00 | 5.19 | 4.04 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5B53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807750
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41B45
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23b53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 59, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.171 14.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7a83',
500: '#c23b53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23b53; $custom-light: #db7a83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23b53",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 59,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.333,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55547,
"c": 0.17075,
"h": 14.5
},
"luminance": 0.15222
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23B53
secondary
#8ECBC0
accent
#DDC34B
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A0A
muted
#847C7C