#B0232C#B0232C

#B0232C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.176 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0232C
RGB	rgb(176, 35, 44)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 75%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.93, 55.40, 31.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.93, 63.74, 29.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.5% 0.1612 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(49.5% 0.176 23.7)
XYZ	xyz(18.9624, 10.6170, 3.4332)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0232C #23B0A7

analogous

#B02373 #B0232C #B06123

triadic

#B0232C #2CB023 #232CB0

tetradic

#B0232C #73B023 #23B0A7 #6123B0

square

#B0232C #73B023 #23B0A7 #6123B0

split-complementary

#B0232C #23B061 #2373B0

monochromatic

#4A0F12 #7D191F #B0232C #D83943 #E26C73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#B0232C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#B0232C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0232C

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0232C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0232C	1.00	6.72	3.12	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726627

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0232c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 35, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.176 23.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c65',
    500: '#b0232c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0232c;
$custom-light: #d06c65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0232c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.17,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49501,
    "c": 0.17602,
    "h": 23.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0232C

secondary

#67C8C2

accent

#EADF3E

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0232C

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

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