#B23550#B23550

#B23550 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.161 H 12.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23550
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 80)
HSL	hsl(347, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(347, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 55.1%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.14, 52.05, 13.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.14, 53.75, 14.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.17% 0.1573 0.0338)
OKLCH	oklch(52.17% 0.161 12.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0831, 12.5932, 8.9084)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23550 #35B297

analogous

#B2358E #B23550 #B25835

triadic

#B23550 #50B235 #3550B2

tetradic

#B23550 #8EB235 #35B297 #5835B2

square

#B23550 #8EB235 #35B297 #5835B2

split-complementary

#B23550 #35B258 #358EB2

monochromatic

#541926 #83273B #B23550 #CD5771 #DB8699

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#B23550 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#B23550 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23550

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23550	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23550	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545350

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746D4D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23550;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.161 12.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7580',
    500: '#b23550',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23550;
$custom-light: #cf7580;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23550",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.04,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52166,
    "c": 0.1609,
    "h": 12.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1259
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23550

secondary

#7EC5B6

accent

#DDBE4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDEE

border

#D4C8C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23550

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

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