#B23451#B23451

#B23451 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.162 H 11.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23451
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 81)
HSL	hsl(346, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 54.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.03, 52.51, 12.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.03, 54.01, 13.53°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.1589 0.0319)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.162 11.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0752, 12.5179, 9.0894)
Luminance	0.1252 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23451 #34B295

analogous

#B23490 #B23451 #B25634

triadic

#B23451 #51B234 #3451B2

tetradic

#B23451 #90B234 #34B295 #5634B2

square

#B23451 #90B234 #34B295 #5634B2

split-complementary

#B23451 #34B256 #3490B2

monochromatic

#531826 #83263B #B23451 #CE5671 #DB8599

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.99

#B23451 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#B23451 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23451

5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23451	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23451	1.00	5.99	3.50	5.99
#FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21840

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23451;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.162 11.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7581',
    500: '#b23451',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23451;
$custom-light: #cf7581;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23451",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.19,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52088,
    "c": 0.16211,
    "h": 11.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23451

secondary

#7DC5B4

accent

#DEBC4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23451

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

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