#B23535#B23535

#B23535 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.162 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23535
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 53)
HSL	hsl(0, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 70.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.64, 50.30, 29.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.64, 58.26, 30.29°)
OKLab	oklab(51.63% 0.1467 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(51.63% 0.162 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.2780, 12.2712, 4.6683)
Luminance	0.1227 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23535 #35B2B2

analogous

#B23573 #B23535 #B27335

triadic

#B23535 #35B235 #3535B2

tetradic

#B23535 #73B235 #35B2B2 #7335B2

square

#B23535 #73B235 #35B2B2 #7335B2

split-complementary

#B23535 #35B273 #3573B2

monochromatic

#541919 #832727 #B23535 #CD5757 #DB8686

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.08

#B23535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#B23535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23535

6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23535	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)

#585134

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40B36

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.162 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1746c',
    500: '#b23535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23535;
$custom-light: #d1746c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51632,
    "c": 0.16163,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23535

secondary

#7EC5C5

accent

#DDDD4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23535

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

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