#B23035#B23035

#B23035 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.166 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23035
RGB	rgb(178, 48, 53)
HSL	hsl(358, 58%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73%, 70.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.96, 52.19, 28.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.96, 59.50, 28.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.12% 0.1527 0.066)
OKLCH	oklch(51.12% 0.166 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.0619, 11.8389, 4.5962)
Luminance	0.1184 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23035 #30B2AD

analogous

#B23076 #B23035 #B26C30

triadic

#B23035 #35B230 #3035B2

tetradic

#B23035 #76B230 #30B2AD #6C30B2

square

#B23035 #76B230 #30B2AD #6C30B2

split-complementary

#B23035 #30B26C #3076B2

monochromatic

#521618 #822327 #B23035 #D05054 #DD8083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#B23035 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#B23035 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23035

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23035	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23035	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)

#554F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766B31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23035;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 48, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.166 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1726c',
    500: '#b23035',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23035;
$custom-light: #d1726c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23035",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.692,
    "s": 57.522,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51121,
    "c": 0.16635,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11836
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23035

secondary

#78C6C3

accent

#E1DB47

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23035

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

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