#C23B5A#C23B5A
#C23B5A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.171 H 11.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23B5A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 59, 90) |
| HSL | hsl(346, 53%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(346, 70%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 53.6%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.09, 55.50, 13.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.09, 57.03, 13.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.71% 0.1681 0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.71% 0.171 11.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6599, 15.3389, 11.2804) |
| Luminance | 0.1533 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 2.92
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 3.43
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 4.28
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.47
Cherry
#DE3163
ΔE00 5.22
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23B5A #3BC2A3
analogous
#C23B9E #C23B5A #C25F3B
triadic
#C23B5A #5AC23B #3B5AC2
tetradic
#C23B5A #9EC23B #3BC2A3 #5F3BC2
square
#C23B5A #9EC23B #3BC2A3 #5F3BC2
split-complementary
#C23B5A #3BC25F #3B9EC2
monochromatic
#641E2E #932D44 #C23B5A #D16981 #E098A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#C23B5A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#C23B5A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23B5A
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23B5A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23B5A | 1.00 | 5.16 | 4.07 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C5C5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7757
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41F47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23b5a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 59, 90); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.171 11.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7a88',
500: '#c23b5a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23b5a; $custom-light: #db7a88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23b5a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 59,
"b": 90
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.222,
"s": 53.36,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55711,
"c": 0.1713,
"h": 11.2
},
"luminance": 0.15335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23B5A
secondary
#8ECBBD
accent
#DDBB4B
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEEEF
border
#D5C9CA
text
#160A0B
muted
#847C7C