#C23E44#C23E44

#C23E44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.168 H 22.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23E44
RGB	rgb(194, 62, 68)
HSL	hsl(357, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(357, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 64.9%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, 52.80, 26.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 59.08, 26.66°)
OKLab	oklab(55.57% 0.1557 0.0629)
OKLCH	oklch(55.57% 0.168 22)
XYZ	xyz(25.0167, 15.3355, 7.1105)
Luminance	0.1533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23E44 #3EC2BC

analogous

#C23E86 #C23E44 #C27A3E

triadic

#C23E44 #44C23E #3E44C2

tetradic

#C23E44 #86C23E #3EC2BC #7A3EC2

square

#C23E44 #86C23E #3EC2BC #7A3EC2

split-complementary

#C23E44 #3EC27A #3E86C2

monochromatic

#662023 #942F33 #C23E44 #D16D71 #DF9B9E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#C23E44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#C23E44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23E44

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23E44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23E44	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#625B43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837840

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23e44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.168 22.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7b78',
    500: '#c23e44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23e44;
$custom-light: #dc7b78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23e44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.273,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55567,
    "c": 0.16794,
    "h": 22
  },
  "luminance": 0.15332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23E44

secondary

#90CBC9

accent

#DBD54C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23E44

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

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