#B0232D#B0232D

#B0232D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.176 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0232D
RGB	rgb(176, 35, 45)
HSL	hsl(356, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(356, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 74.4%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.94, 55.44, 30.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.94, 63.49, 29.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.52% 0.1615 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(49.52% 0.176 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(18.9814, 10.6247, 3.5334)
Luminance	0.1062 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0232D #23B0A6

analogous

#B02374 #B0232D #B06023

triadic

#B0232D #2DB023 #232DB0

tetradic

#B0232D #74B023 #23B0A6 #6023B0

square

#B0232D #74B023 #23B0A6 #6023B0

split-complementary

#B0232D #23B060 #2374B0

monochromatic

#4A0F13 #7D1920 #B0232D #D83944 #E26C74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#B0232D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#B0232D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0232D

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0232D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0232D	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)

#4F482C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0232d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 35, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.176 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c66',
    500: '#b0232d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0232d;
$custom-light: #d06c66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0232d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.745,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49515,
    "c": 0.17593,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0232D

secondary

#67C8C1

accent

#EADE3E

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160806

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0232D

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

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