#B23542#B23542
#B23542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.161 H 19.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23542 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 53, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 54%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 62.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.86, 51.05, 21.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.86, 55.48, 23.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.86% 0.1517 0.0524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.86% 0.161 19) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6187, 12.4075, 6.4624) |
| Luminance | 0.1240 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.73
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.45
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.46
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.49
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.05
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23542 #35B2A5
analogous
#B23580 #B23542 #B26635
triadic
#B23542 #42B235 #3542B2
tetradic
#B23542 #80B235 #35B2A5 #6635B2
square
#B23542 #80B235 #35B2A5 #6635B2
split-complementary
#B23542 #35B266 #3580B2
monochromatic
#54191F #832731 #B23542 #CD5763 #DB868F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.03
#B23542 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#B23542 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23542
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23542 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23542 | 1.00 | 6.03 | 3.48 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565242
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766C3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3123B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23542; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.161 19.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d07576',
500: '#b23542',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23542; $custom-light: #d07576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23542",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 53,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.76,
"s": 54.113,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51859,
"c": 0.16053,
"h": 19
},
"luminance": 0.12405
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23542
secondary
#7EC5BD
accent
#DDCE4A
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150908
muted
#837B7B