#C23E48#C23E48

#C23E48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.168 H 20.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23E48
RGB	rgb(194, 62, 72)
HSL	hsl(355, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(355, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 62.9%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, 53.04, 24.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 58.30, 24.52°)
OKLab	oklab(55.64% 0.1573 0.0581)
OKLCH	oklch(55.64% 0.168 20.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.1430, 15.3860, 7.7755)
Luminance	0.1538 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23E48 #3EC2B8

analogous

#C23E8A #C23E48 #C2763E

triadic

#C23E48 #48C23E #3E48C2

tetradic

#C23E48 #8AC23E #3EC2B8 #763EC2

square

#C23E48 #8AC23E #3EC2B8 #763EC2

split-complementary

#C23E48 #3EC276 #3E8AC2

monochromatic

#662025 #942F36 #C23E48 #D16D74 #DF9BA0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#C23E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#C23E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23E48

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23E48	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615C47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827844

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51D43

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.168 20.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#db7b7b',
    500: '#c23e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23e48;
$custom-light: #db7b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.455,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5564,
    "c": 0.16764,
    "h": 20.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23E48

secondary

#90CBC7

accent

#DBD14C

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A09

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23E48

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

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