#B23534#B23534

#B23534 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.162 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23534
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 52)
HSL	hsl(0, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 70.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.63, 50.25, 29.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.63, 58.51, 30.81°)
OKLab	oklab(51.62% 0.1463 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(51.62% 0.162 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.2552, 12.2621, 4.5484)
Luminance	0.1226 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23534 #34B1B2

analogous

#B23472 #B23534 #B27434

triadic

#B23534 #34B235 #3534B2

tetradic

#B23534 #72B234 #34B1B2 #7434B2

square

#B23534 #72B234 #34B1B2 #7434B2

split-complementary

#B23534 #34B274 #3472B2

monochromatic

#531918 #832726 #B23534 #CE5756 #DB8685

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#B23534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#B23534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23534

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23534	1.00	6.08	3.45	6.08
#FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585133

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.162 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1746b',
    500: '#b23534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23534;
$custom-light: #d1746b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.476,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51617,
    "c": 0.16176,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23534

secondary

#7DC4C5

accent

#DDDE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23534

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

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