#B23251#B23251

#B23251 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.164 H 10.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23251
RGB	rgb(178, 50, 81)
HSL	hsl(345, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(345, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 54.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.76, 53.26, 12.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.76, 54.66, 12.97°)
OKLab	oklab(51.89% 0.1613 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(51.89% 0.164 10.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9878, 12.3432, 9.0603)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23251 #32B293

analogous

#B23291 #B23251 #B25332

triadic

#B23251 #51B232 #3251B2

tetradic

#B23251 #91B232 #32B293 #5332B2

square

#B23251 #91B232 #32B293 #5332B2

split-complementary

#B23251 #32B253 #3291B2

monochromatic

#521726 #82253B #B23251 #CF5371 #DC8298

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#B23251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B23251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23251

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23251	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)

#525251

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C2143F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 50, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.164 10.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7481',
    500: '#b23251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23251;
$custom-light: #cf7481;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.469,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51886,
    "c": 0.16429,
    "h": 10.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23251

secondary

#7BC5B3

accent

#DFBB48

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23251

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

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