#B23725#B23725

#B23725 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.162 H 31.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23725
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 37)
HSL	hsl(8, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(8, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 79.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.74, 48.82, 38.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.74, 62.27, 38.37°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.1387 0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.162 31.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.0625, 12.3339, 3.0742)
Luminance	0.1233 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23725 #25A0B2

analogous

#B22559 #B23725 #B27E25

triadic

#B23725 #25B237 #3725B2

tetradic

#B23725 #59B225 #25A0B2 #7E25B2

square

#B23725 #59B225 #25A0B2 #7E25B2

split-complementary

#B23725 #25B27E #2559B2

monochromatic

#4D1810 #7F271A #B23725 #D7513D #E17F70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#B23725 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B23725 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23725

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23725	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23725	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5122

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796C20

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23725;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 37);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.162 31.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27561',
    500: '#b23725',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23725;
$custom-light: #d27561;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23725",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 37
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.66,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51644,
    "c": 0.1623,
    "h": 31.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23725

secondary

#6BBCC8

accent

#D3E93F

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23725

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

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