#C23E59#C23E59

#C23E59 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.168 H 12.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23E59
RGB	rgb(194, 62, 89)
HSL	hsl(348, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(348, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 54.1%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.50, 54.25, 14.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.50, 56.11, 14.76°)
OKLab	oklab(56% 0.1639 0.036)
OKLCH	oklch(56% 0.168 12.4)
XYZ	xyz(25.7762, 15.6393, 11.1106)
Luminance	0.1564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23E59 #3EC2A7

analogous

#C23E9B #C23E59 #C2653E

triadic

#C23E59 #59C23E #3E59C2

tetradic

#C23E59 #9BC23E #3EC2A7 #653EC2

square

#C23E59 #9BC23E #3EC2A7 #653EC2

split-complementary

#C23E59 #3EC265 #3E9BC2

monochromatic

#66202E #942F43 #C23E59 #D16D81 #DF9BA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#C23E59 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#C23E59 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23E59

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23E59	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23E59	1.00	5.09	4.13	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E5D59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807856

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D42449

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23e59;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 62, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.168 12.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#da7c87',
    500: '#c23e59',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23e59;
$custom-light: #da7c87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23e59",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.727,
    "s": 51.969,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56003,
    "c": 0.16784,
    "h": 12.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23E59

secondary

#90CBBF

accent

#DBBE4C

background

#FEF7F8

surface

#FCEEEF

border

#D5C9CA

text

#160A0B

muted

#847C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23E59

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

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