#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

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

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23635

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

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