#B23648#B23648

#B23648 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.159 H 16.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23648
RGB	rgb(178, 54, 72)
HSL	hsl(351, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(351, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.7%, 59.6%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 51.06, 18.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 54.26, 19.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.1529 0.0451)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.159 16.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8510, 12.5741, 7.4587)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23648 #36B2A0

analogous

#B23686 #B23648 #B26236

triadic

#B23648 #48B236 #3648B2

tetradic

#B23648 #86B236 #36B2A0 #6236B2

square

#B23648 #86B236 #36B2A0 #6236B2

split-complementary

#B23648 #36B262 #3686B2

monochromatic

#541A22 #832835 #B23648 #CD5969 #DB8894

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#B23648 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B23648 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23648

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23648	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23648	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565348

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3183D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23648;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 54, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.159 16.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf757a',
    500: '#b23648',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23648;
$custom-light: #cf757a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23648",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.29,
    "s": 53.448,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52089,
    "c": 0.15938,
    "h": 16.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23648

secondary

#7FC5BB

accent

#DDC84B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23648

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

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