#B23156#B23156

#B23156 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.166 H 8.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23156
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 86)
HSL	hsl(343, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(343, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 51.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 54.04, 9.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 54.80, 9.58°)
OKLab	oklab(51.92% 0.1645 0.0235)
OKLCH	oklch(51.92% 0.166 8.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1400, 12.3364, 10.0703)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23156 #31B28D

analogous

#B23196 #B23156 #B24D31

triadic

#B23156 #56B231 #3156B2

tetradic

#B23156 #96B231 #31B28D #4D31B2

square

#B23156 #96B231 #31B28D #4D31B2

split-complementary

#B23156 #31B24D #3196B2

monochromatic

#521728 #82243F #B23156 #CF5175 #DC819B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#B23156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B23156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23156

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23156	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21540

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.166 8.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7385',
    500: '#b23156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23156;
$custom-light: #cf7385;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 342.791,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51918,
    "c": 0.16613,
    "h": 8.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12333
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23156

secondary

#79C5B0

accent

#E0B448

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDEF

border

#D3C8CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23156

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

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