#B23552#B23552

#B23552 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.161 H 11.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23552
RGB	rgb(178, 53, 82)
HSL	hsl(346, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(346, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.2%, 53.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 52.21, 12.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 53.62, 13.19°)
OKLab	oklab(52.22% 0.1581 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(52.22% 0.161 11.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.1581, 12.6232, 9.3034)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23552 #35B295

analogous

#B23590 #B23552 #B25635

triadic

#B23552 #52B235 #3552B2

tetradic

#B23552 #90B235 #35B295 #5635B2

square

#B23552 #90B235 #35B295 #5635B2

split-complementary

#B23552 #35B256 #3590B2

monochromatic

#541927 #83273C #B23552 #CD5773 #DB869A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#B23552 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#B23552 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23552

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23552	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23552	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545352

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746D4F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C21B41

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23552;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 53, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.161 11.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7582',
    500: '#b23552',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23552;
$custom-light: #cf7582;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23552",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.08,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52216,
    "c": 0.16111,
    "h": 11.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1262
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23552

secondary

#7EC5B4

accent

#DDBB4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEDEE

border

#D3C8C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23552

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

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