#f23c23

Color #f23c23

A vivid, highly saturated medium red.

Closest named color Orange Red #ff4500 · ΔE 13.86 Nearest Tailwind class red-500 #fb2c36 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#f23c23

RGB

rgb(242, 60, 35)

HSL

hsl(7.2, 88.8%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.2, 85.5%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.2%, 85.5%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(54.28, 67.17, 55.51)

LCH

lch(54.28, 87.14, 39.57)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.2211, 31.18)

HWB

hwb(7.2, 13.7%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#23d9f2

Analogous

#f22372

#f23c23

#f2a323

Triadic

#f23c23

#23f23c

#3c23f2

Split-complementary

#f23c23

#23f2a3

#2372f2

Tetradic

#f23c23

#d9f223

#23d9f2

#3c23f2

Square

#f23c23

#72f223

#23d9f2

#a323f2

Shades

Color #f23c23 mixed toward black.

#da260d

#ae1e0a

#831708

#570f05

#2c0803

Tints

Color #f23c23 mixed toward white.

#f45c48

#f67d6c

#f89d91

#fbbeb6

#fddeda

Tones

Color #f23c23 mixed toward gray.

#e14934

#cf5645

#be6357

#ad7068

#9c7d79

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbe2b · ΔE 51.8

Deuteranopia

#c7d12c · ΔE 56.8

Tritanopia

#ed3031 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 29.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #f23c23;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#f23c23]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#f23c23 (#f23c23) is rgb(242, 60, 35) in RGB.

No, #f23c23 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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