#B0232A#B0232A

#B0232A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.176 H 24.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0232A
RGB	rgb(176, 35, 42)
HSL	hsl(357, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(357, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 76.1%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 55.32, 32.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 64.26, 30.57°)
OKLab	oklab(49.47% 0.1605 0.0728)
OKLCH	oklch(49.47% 0.176 24.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9257, 10.6024, 3.2400)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0232A #23B0A9

analogous

#B02371 #B0232A #B06323

triadic

#B0232A #2AB023 #232AB0

tetradic

#B0232A #71B023 #23B0A9 #6323B0

square

#B0232A #71B023 #23B0A9 #6323B0

split-complementary

#B0232A #23B063 #2371B0

monochromatic

#4A0F12 #7D191E #B0232A #D83941 #E26C72

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#B0232A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#B0232A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0232A

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0232A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0232A	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726624

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0232a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 35, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.176 24.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16c64',
    500: '#b0232a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0232a;
$custom-light: #d16c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0232a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.021,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49474,
    "c": 0.17621,
    "h": 24.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0232A

secondary

#67C8C3

accent

#EAE13E

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECEA

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0232A

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

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