#B23255#B23255

#B23255 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.165 H 8.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23255
RGB	rgb(178, 50, 85)
HSL	hsl(344, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(344, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 52.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 53.59, 9.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 54.49, 10.46°)
OKLab	oklab(51.99% 0.1629 0.0254)
OKLCH	oklch(51.99% 0.165 8.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.1423, 12.4049, 9.8736)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23255 #32B28F

analogous

#B23295 #B23255 #B24F32

triadic

#B23255 #55B232 #3255B2

tetradic

#B23255 #95B232 #32B28F #4F32B2

square

#B23255 #95B232 #32B28F #4F32B2

split-complementary

#B23255 #32B24F #3295B2

monochromatic

#521727 #82253E #B23255 #CF5375 #DC829B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#B23255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#B23255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23255

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23255	1.00	6.03	3.48	6.03
#FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736C52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21640

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 50, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.165 8.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7484',
    500: '#b23255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23255;
$custom-light: #cf7484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 343.594,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51989,
    "c": 0.16486,
    "h": 8.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23255

secondary

#7BC5B1

accent

#DFB648

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDEF

border

#D3C8CA

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23255

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

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