#B23641#B23641

#B23641 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.160 H 19.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23641
RGB	rgb(178, 54, 65)
HSL	hsl(355, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(355, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 63.5%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.98, 50.59, 22.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.98, 55.38, 23.99°)
OKLab	oklab(51.95% 0.1501 0.0541)
OKLCH	oklch(51.95% 0.16 19.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6355, 12.4879, 6.3238)
Luminance	0.1249 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23641 #36B2A7

analogous

#B2367F #B23641 #B26936

triadic

#B23641 #41B236 #3641B2

tetradic

#B23641 #7FB236 #36B2A7 #6936B2

square

#B23641 #7FB236 #36B2A7 #6936B2

split-complementary

#B23641 #36B269 #367FB2

monochromatic

#541A1F #832830 #B23641 #CD5963 #DB888F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#B23641 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#B23641 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23641

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23641	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23641	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575241

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776D3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3143B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23641;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.160 19.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07575',
    500: '#b23641',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23641;
$custom-light: #d07575;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23641",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.677,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51947,
    "c": 0.15953,
    "h": 19.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12485
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23641

secondary

#7FC5BF

accent

#DDD04B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23641

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

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