#B23256#B23256

#B23256 is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.165 H 8.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23256
RGB	rgb(178, 50, 86)
HSL	hsl(343, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(343, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.9%, 51.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.88, 53.67, 9.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.88, 54.47, 9.83°)
OKLab	oklab(52.02% 0.1633 0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(52.02% 0.165 8.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1823, 12.4209, 10.0844)
Luminance	0.1242 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	pink

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23256 #32B28E

analogous

#B23296 #B23256 #B24E32

triadic

#B23256 #56B232 #3256B2

tetradic

#B23256 #96B232 #32B28E #4E32B2

square

#B23256 #96B232 #32B28E #4E32B2

split-complementary

#B23256 #32B24E #3296B2

monochromatic

#521728 #82253F #B23256 #CF5375 #DC829C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#B23256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#B23256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23256

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23256	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)

#515257

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726C53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21741

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 50, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.165 8.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7485',
    500: '#b23256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23256;
$custom-light: #cf7485;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 343.125,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52015,
    "c": 0.16502,
    "h": 8.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12418
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23256

secondary

#7BC5B0

accent

#DFB548

background

#FDF7F8

surface

#FAEDEF

border

#D3C8CA

text

#15090B

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23256

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

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