#E23B3D#E23B3D
#E23B3D is a mid, highly saturated red. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.204 H 25.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #E23B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(226, 59, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 74%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 74%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 73%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.43, 63.52, 38.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.43, 74.21, 31.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.58% 0.1843 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.58% 0.204 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7742, 19.6388, 6.4263) |
| Luminance | 0.1963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pale Red
#D9544D
ΔE00 4.02
Cherry Red
#F7022A
ΔE00 4.19
Faded Red
#D3494E
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 4.54
Strawberry (survey)
#FB2943
ΔE00 4.55
Neon Red
#FF073A
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#E23B3D #3BE2E0
analogous
#E23B91 #E23B3D #E28C3B
triadic
#E23B3D #3DE23B #3B3DE2
tetradic
#E23B3D #91E23B #3BE2E0 #8C3BE2
square
#E23B3D #91E23B #3BE2E0 #8C3BE2
split-complementary
#E23B3D #3BE28C #3B91E2
monochromatic
#8E1516 #C31D1F #E23B3D #EA7072 #F2A6A7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#E23B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#E23B3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #E23B3D
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##E23B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##E23B3D | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D633B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968837
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#F9003E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #e23b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(226, 59, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.204 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#f47d73',
500: '#e23b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #e23b3d; $custom-light: #f47d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#e23b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 226,
"g": 59,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.281,
"s": 74.222,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6058,
"c": 0.20359,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.19634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#E23B3D
secondary
#9ADFDE
accent
#F1EF37
background
#FFF8F7
surface
#FFEFED
border
#D7CAC8
text
#190B08
muted
#867C7B