#C23E4A#C23E4A
#C23E4A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.168 H 19.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23E4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 62, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 61.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.19, 53.17, 23.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.19, 57.95, 23.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.68% 0.158 0.0556) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.68% 0.168 19.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2093, 15.4125, 8.1247) |
| Luminance | 0.1541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.20
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.54
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.10
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.38
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.07
Crimson
#DC143C
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23E4A #3EC2B6
analogous
#C23E8C #C23E4A #C2743E
triadic
#C23E4A #4AC23E #3E4AC2
tetradic
#C23E4A #8CC23E #3EC2B6 #743EC2
square
#C23E4A #8CC23E #3EC2B6 #743EC2
split-complementary
#C23E4A #3EC274 #3E8CC2
monochromatic
#662026 #942F38 #C23E4A #D16D76 #DF9BA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#C23E4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#C23E4A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23E4A
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23E4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23E4A | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.08 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#615C4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827846
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41E43
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23e4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.168 19.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7b7c',
500: '#c23e4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23e4a; $custom-light: #db7b7c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23e4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 62,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.545,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55678,
"c": 0.16754,
"h": 19.4
},
"luminance": 0.15409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23E4A
secondary
#90CBC6
accent
#DBCE4C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B