#B23151#B23151
#B23151 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.165 H 10.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23151 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 49, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(345, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(345, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 54.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.62, 53.63, 12.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.62, 54.97, 12.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.79% 0.1625 0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.79% 0.165 10.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9455, 12.2586, 9.0462) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.63
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.59
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 4.68
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.96
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23151 #31B292
analogous
#B23192 #B23151 #B25131
triadic
#B23151 #51B231 #3151B2
tetradic
#B23151 #92B231 #31B292 #5131B2
square
#B23151 #92B231 #31B292 #5131B2
split-complementary
#B23151 #31B251 #3192B2
monochromatic
#521725 #82243B #B23151 #CF5170 #DC8198
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#B23151 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#B23151 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23151
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23151 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23151 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#515152
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736C4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2123E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23151; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.165 10.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7381',
500: '#b23151',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23151; $custom-light: #cf7381; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23151",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 49,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 345.116,
"s": 56.828,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51788,
"c": 0.16537,
"h": 10.7
},
"luminance": 0.12256
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23151
secondary
#79C5B3
accent
#E0BA48
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDEE
border
#D4C8C9
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C