#C23E49#C23E49
#C23E49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.168 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 62, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 62.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.18, 53.11, 23.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.18, 58.12, 23.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.66% 0.1576 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.66% 0.168 19.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1759, 15.3992, 7.9487) |
| Luminance | 0.1540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.23
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.25
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.79
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.31
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.98
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23E49 #3EC2B7
analogous
#C23E8B #C23E49 #C2753E
triadic
#C23E49 #49C23E #3E49C2
tetradic
#C23E49 #8BC23E #3EC2B7 #753EC2
square
#C23E49 #8BC23E #3EC2B7 #753EC2
split-complementary
#C23E49 #3EC275 #3E8BC2
monochromatic
#662026 #942F37 #C23E49 #D16D75 #DF9BA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#C23E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#C23E49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23E49
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23E49 | 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)
#615C48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41D43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.168 19.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7b7b',
500: '#c23e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23e49; $custom-light: #db7b7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 62,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55659,
"c": 0.16758,
"h": 19.8
},
"luminance": 0.15396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23E49
secondary
#90CBC6
accent
#DBCF4C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B