#B23635#B23635
#B23635 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.161 H 25.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23635 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 54, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 54%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 70.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.79, 49.91, 29.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.79, 58.00, 30.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.74% 0.1455 0.0682) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.74% 0.161 25.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3241, 12.3633, 4.6836) |
| Luminance | 0.1236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.03
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.77
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.00
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.86
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.87
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23635 #35B1B2
analogous
#B23572 #B23635 #B27435
triadic
#B23635 #35B236 #3635B2
tetradic
#B23635 #72B235 #35B1B2 #7435B2
square
#B23635 #72B235 #35B1B2 #7435B2
split-complementary
#B23635 #35B274 #3572B2
monochromatic
#541919 #832827 #B23635 #CD5857 #DB8786
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.05
#B23635 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.47
#B23635 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23635
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23635 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23635 | 1.00 | 6.05 | 3.47 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40F37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23635; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.161 25.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1756c',
500: '#b23635',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23635; $custom-light: #d1756c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23635",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 54,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.48,
"s": 54.113,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5174,
"c": 0.16065,
"h": 25.1
},
"luminance": 0.1236
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23635
secondary
#7EC4C5
accent
#DCDD4A
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150907
muted
#837B7A