#C23E45#C23E45
#C23E45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.168 H 21.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23E45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 62, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 64.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.11, 52.86, 25.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.11, 58.88, 26.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.58% 0.1561 0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.58% 0.168 21.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0475, 15.3478, 7.2726) |
| Luminance | 0.1534 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.17
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.59
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.73
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.25
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.78
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23E45 #3EC2BB
analogous
#C23E87 #C23E45 #C2793E
triadic
#C23E45 #45C23E #3E45C2
tetradic
#C23E45 #87C23E #3EC2BB #793EC2
square
#C23E45 #87C23E #3EC2BB #793EC2
split-complementary
#C23E45 #3EC279 #3E87C2
monochromatic
#662024 #942F34 #C23E45 #D16D72 #DF9B9F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.16
#C23E45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.07
#C23E45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23E45
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23E45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23E45 | 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)
#615B44
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837841
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D51C42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23e45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.168 21.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#dc7b78',
500: '#c23e45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23e45; $custom-light: #dc7b78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23e45",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 62,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.818,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55585,
"c": 0.16785,
"h": 21.6
},
"luminance": 0.15344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23E45
secondary
#90CBC8
accent
#DBD44C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B