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#c23949

a balanced, vivid red · warm · closest name: firebrick

RGB
194, 57, 73
HSL
353°, 55%, 49%
CMYK
0, 71, 62, 24
Luminance
0.1488

Every format

HEX#c23949
RGBrgb(194, 57, 73)
HSLhsl(353, 55%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 71%, 62%, 24%)
LABlab(45.5 55.0 22.7)
LCHlch(45.5 59.5 22.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.551 0.173 18.5)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #c23949;
background-color: #c23949;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#c23949] bg-[#c23949]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #c23949;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.761, green: 0.224, blue: 0.286)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#c23949")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#c23949 on white: 5.28:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#c23949 on black: 3.98:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red76.1%
Green22.4%
Blue28.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta70.6%
Yellow62.4%
Key (black)23.9%

Color previews

#c23949 text on a black background

contrast 3.98:1

Card sample

#c23949 text on a white background

contrast 5.28:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #c23949;
Background color
Panel with #c23949 background
background-color: #c23949;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #c23949;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(194, 57, 73, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(194, 57, 73, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #c23949;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c23949, #C28439);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #c23949

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #c23949 in the Color Lab