#B0232E#B0232E

#B0232E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.176 H 23.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0232E
RGB	rgb(176, 35, 46)
HSL	hsl(355, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(355, 80%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 80.1%, 73.9%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 55.49, 30.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 63.24, 28.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.53% 0.1619 0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(49.53% 0.176 23)
XYZ	xyz(19.0009, 10.6324, 3.6360)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0232E #23B0A5

analogous

#B02375 #B0232E #B05F23

triadic

#B0232E #2EB023 #232EB0

tetradic

#B0232E #75B023 #23B0A5 #5F23B0

square

#B0232E #75B023 #23B0A5 #5F23B0

split-complementary

#B0232E #23B05F #2375B0

monochromatic

#4A0F13 #7D1921 #B0232E #D83945 #E26C75

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#B0232E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#B0232E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0232E

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0232E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0232E	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F482D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726629

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0232e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 35, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.176 23.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06c67',
    500: '#b0232e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0232e;
$custom-light: #d06c67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0232e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 35,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.319,
    "s": 66.825,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49529,
    "c": 0.17585,
    "h": 23
  },
  "luminance": 0.10629
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0232E

secondary

#67C8C0

accent

#EADC3E

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160806

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0232E

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

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