#B23449#B23449

#B23449 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.162 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23449
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 73)
HSL	hsl(350, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(350, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 59%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.85, 51.91, 17.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.85, 54.75, 18.52°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1558 0.0429)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.162 15.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.7927, 12.4049, 7.6015)
Luminance	0.1240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23449 #34B29D

analogous

#B23488 #B23449 #B25E34

triadic

#B23449 #49B234 #3449B2

tetradic

#B23449 #88B234 #34B29D #5E34B2

square

#B23449 #88B234 #34B29D #5E34B2

split-complementary

#B23449 #34B25E #3488B2

monochromatic

#531822 #832636 #B23449 #CE566A #DB8593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.03

#B23449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#B23449 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23449

6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23449	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)

#555249

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3143D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.162 15.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf747b',
    500: '#b23449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23449;
$custom-light: #cf747b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51901,
    "c": 0.16155,
    "h": 15.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23449

secondary

#7DC5B9

accent

#DEC54A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23449

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

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