#C23F41#C23F41

#C23F41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.167 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#C23F41
RGB	rgb(194, 63, 65)
HSL	hsl(359, 52%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(359, 68%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 67.5%, 66.5%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.19, 52.22, 28.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.19, 59.46, 28.56°)
OKLab	oklab(55.63% 0.1533 0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(55.63% 0.167 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.9824, 15.4096, 6.6589)
Luminance	0.1541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#C23F41 #3FC2C0

analogous

#C23F82 #C23F41 #C27E3F

triadic

#C23F41 #41C23F #3F41C2

tetradic

#C23F41 #82C23F #3FC2C0 #7E3FC2

square

#C23F41 #82C23F #3FC2C0 #7E3FC2

split-complementary

#C23F41 #3FC27E #3F82C2

monochromatic

#662022 #952F31 #C23F41 #D16D6F #E09C9D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#C23F41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#C23F41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C23F41

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##C23F41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##C23F41	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)

#635C40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84783D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#D51C41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #c23f41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(194, 63, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.167 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dc7c75',
    500: '#c23f41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #c23f41;
$custom-light: #dc7c75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#c23f41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 194,
    "g": 63,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 359.084,
    "s": 51.779,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55626,
    "c": 0.16722,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#C23F41

secondary

#91CCCB

accent

#DBD94D

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FDEEED

border

#D5C9C8

text

#160A08

muted

#847C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #C23F41

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

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