#B23453#B23453

#B23453 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.162 H 10.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23453
RGB	rgb(178, 52, 83)
HSL	hsl(345, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(345, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 53.4%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.07, 52.67, 11.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.07, 53.90, 12.27°)
OKLab	oklab(52.14% 0.1597 0.0291)
OKLCH	oklch(52.14% 0.162 10.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1513, 12.5484, 9.4902)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23453 #34B293

analogous

#B23492 #B23453 #B25434

triadic

#B23453 #53B234 #3453B2

tetradic

#B23453 #92B234 #34B293 #5434B2

square

#B23453 #92B234 #34B293 #5434B2

split-complementary

#B23453 #34B254 #3492B2

monochromatic

#531827 #83263D #B23453 #CE5673 #DB859A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#B23453 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B23453 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23453

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23453	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23453	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#535354

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746D50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21941

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23453;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 52, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.162 10.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7583',
    500: '#b23453',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23453;
$custom-light: #cf7583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23453",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 52,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.238,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52138,
    "c": 0.16235,
    "h": 10.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23453

secondary

#7DC5B3

accent

#DEBA4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDEE

border

#D3C8C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23453

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

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