#B23629#B23629
#B23629 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.163 H 29.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23629 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 54, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 77%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.64, 49.37, 36.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.64, 61.30, 36.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.58% 0.1412 0.0804) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.58% 0.163 29.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0818, 12.2664, 3.4076) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.14
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.84
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.21
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.62
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.73
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23629 #29A5B2
analogous
#B22961 #B23629 #B27A29
triadic
#B23629 #29B236 #3629B2
tetradic
#B23629 #61B229 #29A5B2 #7A29B2
square
#B23629 #61B229 #29A5B2 #7A29B2
split-complementary
#B23629 #29B27A #2961B2
monochromatic
#4F1812 #80271E #B23629 #D45244 #DF8076
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#B23629 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#B23629 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23629
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23629 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23629 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796C24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40934
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23629; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.163 29.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d17564',
500: '#b23629',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23629; $custom-light: #d17564; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23629",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 54,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.693,
"s": 62.557,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51578,
"c": 0.16251,
"h": 29.6
},
"luminance": 0.12263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23629
secondary
#70BFC7
accent
#D6E642
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A