#B23148#B23148
#B23148 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.165 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23148 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 49, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 59.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.43, 52.96, 17.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.43, 55.76, 18.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.58% 0.159 0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.58% 0.165 15.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6301, 12.1324, 7.3851) |
| Luminance | 0.1213 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.95
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.47
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.47
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.54
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23148 #31B29B
analogous
#B23189 #B23148 #B25A31
triadic
#B23148 #48B231 #3148B2
tetradic
#B23148 #89B231 #31B29B #5A31B2
square
#B23148 #89B231 #31B29B #5A31B2
split-complementary
#B23148 #31B25A #3189B2
monochromatic
#521721 #822435 #B23148 #CF5168 #DC8191
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.13
#B23148 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.43
#B23148 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23148
6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23148 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23148 | 1.00 | 6.13 | 3.43 | 6.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#535148
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746B45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C30B3B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23148; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.165 15.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0737a',
500: '#b23148',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23148; $custom-light: #d0737a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23148",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 49,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.302,
"s": 56.828,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51577,
"c": 0.16465,
"h": 15.1
},
"luminance": 0.12129
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23148
secondary
#79C5B8
accent
#E0C548
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150909
muted
#837B7B