#B23149#B23149

#B23149 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.165 H 14.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23149
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 73)
HSL	hsl(349, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(349, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 59%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.45, 53.03, 16.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.45, 55.64, 17.63°)
OKLab	oklab(51.6% 0.1594 0.0416)
OKLCH	oklch(51.6% 0.165 14.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6630, 12.1456, 7.5583)
Luminance	0.1214 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23149 #31B29A

analogous

#B2318A #B23149 #B25A31

triadic

#B23149 #49B231 #3149B2

tetradic

#B23149 #8AB231 #31B29A #5A31B2

square

#B23149 #8AB231 #31B29A #5A31B2

split-complementary

#B23149 #31B25A #318AB2

monochromatic

#521722 #822435 #B23149 #CF5169 #DC8192

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#B23149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#B23149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23149

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23149	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535149

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C30C3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.165 14.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0737b',
    500: '#b23149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23149;
$custom-light: #d0737b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348.837,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51599,
    "c": 0.16469,
    "h": 14.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12143
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23149

secondary

#79C5B7

accent

#E0C448

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23149

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

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