#C23D42#C23D42

#C23D42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.169 H 22.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23D42
RGB	rgb(194, 61, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 69%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 53.08, 27.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 59.78, 27.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.42% 0.1562 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(55.42% 0.169 22.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9028, 15.2037, 6.7765)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23D42 #3DC2BD

analogous

#C23D85 #C23D42 #C27A3D

triadic

#C23D42 #42C23D #3D42C2

tetradic

#C23D42 #85C23D #3DC2BD #7A3DC2

square

#C23D42 #85C23D #3DC2BD #7A3DC2

split-complementary

#C23D42 #3DC27A #3D85C2

monochromatic

#652022 #932E32 #C23D42 #D16C6F #DF9A9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#C23D42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#C23D42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23D42

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23D42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23D42	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)

#615B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23d42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 61, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.169 22.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b76',
    500: '#c23d42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23d42;
$custom-light: #dc7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23d42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 52.157,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55423,
    "c": 0.16913,
    "h": 22.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23D42

secondary

#90CBC9

accent

#DCD64C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23D42

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

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