#B23445#B23445

#B23445 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.162 H 17.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23445
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 69)
HSL	hsl(352, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 61.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.77, 51.63, 19.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.77, 55.29, 20.96°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.1542 0.0481)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.162 17.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.6643, 12.3536, 6.9254)
Luminance	0.1235 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23445 #34B2A1

analogous

#B23484 #B23445 #B26234

triadic

#B23445 #45B234 #3445B2

tetradic

#B23445 #84B234 #34B2A1 #6234B2

square

#B23445 #84B234 #34B2A1 #6234B2

split-complementary

#B23445 #34B262 #3484B2

monochromatic

#531820 #832633 #B23445 #CE5666 #DB8591

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#B23445 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B23445 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23445

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23445	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23445	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)

#555245

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3123B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23445;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.162 17.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07478',
    500: '#b23445',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23445;
$custom-light: #d07478;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23445",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.905,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51815,
    "c": 0.16151,
    "h": 17.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23445

secondary

#7DC5BB

accent

#DECA4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23445

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

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