#C23D32#C23D32

#C23D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.171 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23D32
RGB	rgb(194, 61, 50)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 74.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.69, 52.28, 36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.69, 63.79, 34.96°)
OKLab	oklab(55.19% 0.1504 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(55.19% 0.171 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.4953, 15.0407, 4.6303)
Luminance	0.1504 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23D32 #32B7C2

analogous

#C2326F #C23D32 #C28532

triadic

#C23D32 #32C23D #3D32C2

tetradic

#C23D32 #6FC232 #32B7C2 #8532C2

square

#C23D32 #6FC232 #32B7C2 #8532C2

split-complementary

#C23D32 #32C285 #326FC2

monochromatic

#611E19 #912E25 #C23D32 #D5655C #E2938D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#C23D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#C23D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23D32

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23D32	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5123C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 61, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.171 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7a6b',
    500: '#c23d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23d32;
$custom-light: #dd7a6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.583,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55186,
    "c": 0.1713,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23D32

secondary

#84C6CC

accent

#D6E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23D32

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

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