#C23D48#C23D48
#C23D48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.169 H 20.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23D48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 61, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 69%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.6%, 62.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.01, 53.44, 24.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.01, 58.59, 24.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.53% 0.1585 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.53% 0.169 20) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0891, 15.2782, 7.7575) |
| Luminance | 0.1527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.10
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.70
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.10
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.02
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23D48 #3DC2B7
analogous
#C23D8A #C23D48 #C2753D
triadic
#C23D48 #48C23D #3D48C2
tetradic
#C23D48 #8AC23D #3DC2B7 #753DC2
square
#C23D48 #8AC23D #3DC2B7 #753DC2
split-complementary
#C23D48 #3DC275 #3D8AC2
monochromatic
#652025 #932E37 #C23D48 #D16C74 #DF9AA0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#C23D48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#C23D48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23D48
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23D48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23D48 | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.06 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605B47
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827744
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D51B42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23d48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 61, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.169 20.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7b7b',
500: '#c23d48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23d48; $custom-light: #db7b7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23d48",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 61,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.038,
"s": 52.157,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55531,
"c": 0.16869,
"h": 20
},
"luminance": 0.15275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23D48
secondary
#90CBC6
accent
#DCD04C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B