#c23e2f

Color #c23e2f

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 7.9 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#c23e2f

RGB

rgb(194, 62, 47)

HSL

hsl(6.1, 61%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.1, 75.8%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68%, 75.8%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(45.8, 51.76, 38.35)

LCH

lch(45.8, 64.42, 36.54)

OKLCH

oklch(55.3%, 0.1709, 29.91)

HWB

hwb(6.1, 18.4%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2fb3c2

Analogous

#c22f6a

#c23e2f

#c2882f

Triadic

#c23e2f

#2fc23e

#3e2fc2

Split-complementary

#c23e2f

#2fc288

#2f6ac2

Tetradic

#c23e2f

#b3c22f

#2fb3c2

#3e2fc2

Square

#c23e2f

#6ac22f

#2fb3c2

#882fc2

Shades

Color #c23e2f mixed toward black.

#a23427

#81291f

#611f18

#411510

#200a08

Tints

Color #c23e2f mixed toward white.

#d3594b

#dc7a6f

#e59b93

#eebcb7

#f6dedb

Tones

Color #c23e2f mixed toward gray.

#b6483b

#aa5248

#9d5b54

#916560

#856f6c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a33 · ΔE 45.6

Deuteranopia

#a1a834 · ΔE 50.1

Tritanopia

#be3637 · ΔE 4.3

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 26.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #c23e2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c23e2f]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#c23e2f (#c23e2f) is rgb(194, 62, 47) in RGB.

No, #c23e2f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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