#C23E4C#C23E4C
#C23E4C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.167 H 18.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 62, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 60.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.23, 53.30, 21.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.23, 57.62, 22.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.72% 0.1588 0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.72% 0.167 18.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2777, 15.4399, 8.4852) |
| Luminance | 0.1544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.27
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.13
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.60
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.72
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.98
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23E4C #3EC2B4
analogous
#C23E8E #C23E4C #C2723E
triadic
#C23E4C #4CC23E #3E4CC2
tetradic
#C23E4C #8EC23E #3EC2B4 #723EC2
square
#C23E4C #8EC23E #3EC2B4 #723EC2
split-complementary
#C23E4C #3EC272 #3E8EC2
monochromatic
#662027 #942F3A #C23E4C #D16D77 #DF9BA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.14
#C23E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#C23E4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23E4C
5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23E4C | 1.00 | 5.14 | 4.09 | 5.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605C4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827849
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D41E44
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.167 18.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7b7d',
500: '#c23e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23e4c; $custom-light: #db7b7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 62,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.636,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55718,
"c": 0.16747,
"h": 18.5
},
"luminance": 0.15436
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23E4C
secondary
#90CBC5
accent
#DBCC4C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FDEEEE
border
#D5C9C9
text
#160A09
muted
#847C7B