#B23532#B23532

#B23532 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.162 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23532
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 50)
HSL	hsl(1, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.60, 50.15, 31.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.60, 59.02, 31.82°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1456 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.162 26)
XYZ	xyz(20.2112, 12.2445, 4.3162)
Luminance	0.1224 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23532 #32AFB2

analogous

#B2326F #B23532 #B27532

triadic

#B23532 #32B235 #3532B2

tetradic

#B23532 #6FB232 #32AFB2 #7532B2

square

#B23532 #6FB232 #32AFB2 #7532B2

split-complementary

#B23532 #32B275 #326FB2

monochromatic

#521917 #822725 #B23532 #CF5653 #DC8582

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#B23532 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#B23532 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23532

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23532	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23532	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585130

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40A36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23532;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.162 26.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1746a',
    500: '#b23532',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23532;
$custom-light: #d1746a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23532",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.406,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51588,
    "c": 0.16202,
    "h": 26
  },
  "luminance": 0.12241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23532

secondary

#7BC4C5

accent

#DCDF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23532

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

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