#C23E43#C23E43

#C23E43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.168 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23E43
RGB	rgb(194, 62, 67)
HSL	hsl(358, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(358, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 65.5%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.07, 52.74, 27.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.07, 59.29, 27.19°)
OKLab	oklab(55.55% 0.1553 0.0641)
OKLCH	oklch(55.55% 0.168 22.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.9865, 15.3234, 6.9511)
Luminance	0.1532 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23E43 #3EC2BD

analogous

#C23E85 #C23E43 #C27B3E

triadic

#C23E43 #43C23E #3E43C2

tetradic

#C23E43 #85C23E #3EC2BD #7B3EC2

square

#C23E43 #85C23E #3EC2BD #7B3EC2

split-complementary

#C23E43 #3EC27B #3E85C2

monochromatic

#662023 #942F33 #C23E43 #D16D70 #DF9B9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#C23E43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#C23E43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23E43

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23E43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23E43	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)

#625B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83783F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23e43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.168 22.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b77',
    500: '#c23e43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23e43;
$custom-light: #dc7b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23e43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.727,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5555,
    "c": 0.16803,
    "h": 22.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23E43

secondary

#90CBC9

accent

#DBD64C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23E43

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

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