#C23E32#C23E32

#C23E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.170 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23E32
RGB	rgb(194, 62, 50)
HSL	hsl(5, 59%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(5, 74%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 74.2%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.84, 51.88, 36.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.84, 63.56, 35.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.3% 0.1491 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(55.3% 0.17 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.5492, 15.1485, 4.6483)
Luminance	0.1515 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23E32 #32B6C2

analogous

#C2326E #C23E32 #C28632

triadic

#C23E32 #32C23E #3E32C2

tetradic

#C23E32 #6EC232 #32B6C2 #8632C2

square

#C23E32 #6EC232 #32B6C2 #8632C2

split-complementary

#C23E32 #32C286 #326EC2

monochromatic

#611F19 #912E25 #C23E32 #D5665C #E2948D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.21

#C23E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#C23E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23E32

5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23E32	1.00	5.21	4.03	5.21
#FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#645A30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D5153C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.170 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd7b6b',
    500: '#c23e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23e32;
$custom-light: #dd7b6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5,
    "s": 59.016,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55296,
    "c": 0.17037,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23E32

secondary

#84C6CC

accent

#D5E246

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEEEB

border

#D5C9C6

text

#170A06

muted

#857C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23E32

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →