#B23034#B23034

#B23034 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.166 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23034
RGB	rgb(178, 48, 52)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 70.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.94, 52.14, 29.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.94, 59.74, 29.21°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% 0.1523 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.166 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0391, 11.8298, 4.4764)
Luminance	0.1183 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23034 #30B2AE

analogous

#B23075 #B23034 #B26D30

triadic

#B23034 #34B230 #3034B2

tetradic

#B23034 #75B230 #30B2AE #6D30B2

square

#B23034 #75B230 #30B2AE #6D30B2

split-complementary

#B23034 #30B26D #3075B2

monochromatic

#521618 #822326 #B23034 #D05053 #DD8083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#B23034 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#B23034 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23034

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23034	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23034	1.00	6.24	3.37	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554F33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23034;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 48, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.166 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1726b',
    500: '#b23034',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23034;
$custom-light: #d1726b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23034",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.154,
    "s": 57.522,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51106,
    "c": 0.16645,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11827
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23034

secondary

#78C6C3

accent

#E1DC47

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150806

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23034

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

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