#B23443#B23443

#B23443 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.162 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23443
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 67)
HSL	hsl(353, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 62.4%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.73, 51.50, 20.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.73, 55.60, 22.15°)
OKLab	oklab(51.77% 0.1534 0.0507)
OKLCH	oklch(51.77% 0.162 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6033, 12.3291, 6.6040)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23443 #34B2A3

analogous

#B23482 #B23443 #B26434

triadic

#B23443 #43B234 #3443B2

tetradic

#B23443 #82B234 #34B2A3 #6434B2

square

#B23443 #82B234 #34B2A3 #6434B2

split-complementary

#B23443 #34B264 #3482B2

monochromatic

#53181F #832631 #B23443 #CE5664 #DB858F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#B23443 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B23443 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23443

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23443	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23443	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)

#565243

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3103A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23443;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.162 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07477',
    500: '#b23443',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23443;
$custom-light: #d07477;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23443",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.857,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51774,
    "c": 0.16153,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23443

secondary

#7DC5BC

accent

#DECC4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23443

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

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