#B23544#B23544

#B23544 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.160 H 18.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23544
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 68)
HSL	hsl(353, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(353, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 61.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 51.18, 20.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 55.15, 21.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% 0.1525 0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.16 18.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.6787, 12.4315, 6.7784)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23544 #35B2A3

analogous

#B23582 #B23544 #B26435

triadic

#B23544 #44B235 #3544B2

tetradic

#B23544 #82B235 #35B2A3 #6435B2

square

#B23544 #82B235 #35B2A3 #6435B2

split-complementary

#B23544 #35B264 #3582B2

monochromatic

#541920 #832732 #B23544 #CD5765 #DB8690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#B23544 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#B23544 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23544

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23544	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23544	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565244

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766C41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3143B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23544;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.160 18.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07577',
    500: '#b23544',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23544;
$custom-light: #d07577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23544",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.8,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51899,
    "c": 0.16046,
    "h": 18.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23544

secondary

#7EC5BC

accent

#DDCC4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23544

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

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