#C23E56#C23E56
#C23E56 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.168 H 13.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #C23E56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(194, 62, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 52%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 68%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68%, 55.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.43, 54.02, 16.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.43, 56.35, 16.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.93% 0.1628 0.0401) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.93% 0.168 13.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6528, 15.5899, 10.4606) |
| Luminance | 0.1559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.22
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 4.21
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 4.24
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.27
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.28
Dark Pink
#CB416B
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#C23E56 #3EC2AA
analogous
#C23E98 #C23E56 #C2683E
triadic
#C23E56 #56C23E #3E56C2
tetradic
#C23E56 #98C23E #3EC2AA #683EC2
square
#C23E56 #98C23E #3EC2AA #683EC2
split-complementary
#C23E56 #3EC268 #3E98C2
monochromatic
#66202D #942F41 #C23E56 #D16D7F #DF9BA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#C23E56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#C23E56 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #C23E56
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##C23E56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##C23E56 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5D56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817853
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D42248
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #c23e56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.168 13.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#db7c85',
500: '#c23e56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #c23e56; $custom-light: #db7c85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#c23e56",
"rgb": {
"r": 194,
"g": 62,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.091,
"s": 51.969,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55933,
"c": 0.16761,
"h": 13.8
},
"luminance": 0.15586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#C23E56
secondary
#90CBC1
accent
#DBC14C
background
#FEF7F8
surface
#FCEEEF
border
#D5C9CA
text
#160A0B
muted
#847C7C