#C23C56#C23C56

#C23C56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.170 H 13.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23C56
RGB	rgb(194, 60, 86)
HSL	hsl(348, 53%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 55.7%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.15, 54.81, 15.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.15, 57.00, 15.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.72% 0.1653 0.0391)
OKLCH	oklch(55.72% 0.17 13.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.5461, 15.3764, 10.4250)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23C56 #3CC2A8

analogous

#C23C99 #C23C56 #C2653C

triadic

#C23C56 #56C23C #3C56C2

tetradic

#C23C56 #99C23C #3CC2A8 #653CC2

square

#C23C56 #99C23C #3CC2A8 #653CC2

split-complementary

#C23C56 #3CC265 #3C99C2

monochromatic

#651F2D #932E41 #C23C56 #D16A7E #DF99A7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#C23C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C23C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23C56

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23C56	1.00	5.15	4.07	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5C56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807753

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D41F46

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 60, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.170 13.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7b85',
    500: '#c23c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23c56;
$custom-light: #db7b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.358,
    "s": 52.756,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55719,
    "c": 0.16983,
    "h": 13.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23C56

secondary

#8FCBBF

accent

#DCC04C

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23C56

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

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