#C23D40#C23D40

#C23D40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.169 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23D40
RGB	rgb(194, 61, 64)
HSL	hsl(359, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 67%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 52.97, 28.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 60.22, 28.40°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.1554 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.169 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.8449, 15.1806, 6.4714)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23D40 #3DC2BF

analogous

#C23D82 #C23D40 #C27D3D

triadic

#C23D40 #40C23D #3D40C2

tetradic

#C23D40 #82C23D #3DC2BF #7D3DC2

square

#C23D40 #82C23D #3DC2BF #7D3DC2

split-complementary

#C23D40 #3DC27D #3D82C2

monochromatic

#652021 #932E31 #C23D40 #D16C6E #DF9A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#C23D40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#C23D40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23D40

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23D40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23D40	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5173F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23d40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 61, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.169 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b75',
    500: '#c23d40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23d40;
$custom-light: #dc7b75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23d40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.647,
    "s": 52.157,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5539,
    "c": 0.16933,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23D40

secondary

#90CBCA

accent

#DCD84C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23D40

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

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