#C23E42#C23E42

#C23E42 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.168 H 22.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23E42
RGB	rgb(194, 62, 66)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 66%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.06, 52.68, 27.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.06, 59.51, 27.71°)
OKLab	oklab(55.53% 0.1549 0.0653)
OKLCH	oklch(55.53% 0.168 22.9)
XYZ	xyz(24.9567, 15.3115, 6.7945)
Luminance	0.1531 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23E42 #3EC2BE

analogous

#C23E84 #C23E42 #C27C3E

triadic

#C23E42 #42C23E #3E42C2

tetradic

#C23E42 #84C23E #3EC2BE #7C3EC2

square

#C23E42 #84C23E #3EC2BE #7C3EC2

split-complementary

#C23E42 #3EC27C #3E84C2

monochromatic

#662022 #942F32 #C23E42 #D16D70 #DF9B9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#C23E42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#C23E42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23E42

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23E42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23E42	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83773E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51A41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23e42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.168 22.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b76',
    500: '#c23e42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23e42;
$custom-light: #dc7b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23e42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.182,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55532,
    "c": 0.16813,
    "h": 22.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23E42

secondary

#90CBCA

accent

#DBD74C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23E42

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

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