#B23157#B23157

#B23157 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.166 H 7.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23157
RGB	rgb(178, 49, 87)
HSL	hsl(342, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(342, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 51.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 54.12, 8.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 54.79, 8.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.94% 0.1648 0.022)
OKLCH	oklch(51.94% 0.166 7.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.1806, 12.3526, 10.2839)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23157 #31B28C

analogous

#B23197 #B23157 #B24C31

triadic

#B23157 #57B231 #3157B2

tetradic

#B23157 #97B231 #31B28C #4C31B2

square

#B23157 #97B231 #31B28C #4C31B2

split-complementary

#B23157 #31B24C #3197B2

monochromatic

#521728 #822440 #B23157 #CF5176 #DC819C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#B23157 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B23157 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23157

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23157	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23157	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505258

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726C54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21541

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23157;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 49, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.166 7.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7386',
    500: '#b23157',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23157;
$custom-light: #cf7386;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23157",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 49,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 342.326,
    "s": 56.828,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51945,
    "c": 0.16631,
    "h": 7.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23157

secondary

#79C5AF

accent

#E0B348

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDEF

border

#D3C8CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23157

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →