#B23547#B23547

#B23547 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.160 H 16.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23547
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 71)
HSL	hsl(351, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 60.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.95, 51.38, 18.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.95, 54.70, 20.07°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1537 0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.16 16.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7726, 12.4690, 7.2730)
Luminance	0.1247 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23547 #35B2A0

analogous

#B23585 #B23547 #B26135

triadic

#B23547 #47B235 #3547B2

tetradic

#B23547 #85B235 #35B2A0 #6135B2

square

#B23547 #85B235 #35B2A0 #6135B2

split-complementary

#B23547 #35B261 #3585B2

monochromatic

#541921 #832734 #B23547 #CD5768 #DB8693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#B23547 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#B23547 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23547

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23547	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23547	1.00	6.01	3.49	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565247

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3153C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23547;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 71);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.160 16.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d0757a',
    500: '#b23547',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23547;
$custom-light: #d0757a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23547",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 71
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.36,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51961,
    "c": 0.16044,
    "h": 16.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12466
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23547

secondary

#7EC5BB

accent

#DDC84A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23547

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

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