#B23732#B23732

#B23732 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.160 H 26.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23732
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 50)
HSL	hsl(2, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.89, 49.36, 31.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.89, 58.53, 32.51°)
OKLab	oklab(51.81% 0.1431 0.0718)
OKLCH	oklch(51.81% 0.16 26.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3042, 12.4306, 4.3472)
Luminance	0.1243 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23732 #32ADB2

analogous

#B2326D #B23732 #B27732

triadic

#B23732 #32B237 #3732B2

tetradic

#B23732 #6DB232 #32ADB2 #7732B2

square

#B23732 #6DB232 #32ADB2 #7732B2

split-complementary

#B23732 #32B277 #326DB2

monochromatic

#521917 #822825 #B23732 #CF5753 #DC8682

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#B23732 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#B23732 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23732

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23732	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23732	1.00	6.02	3.49	6.02
#FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5230

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41037

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23732;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.160 26.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1756a',
    500: '#b23732',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23732;
$custom-light: #d1756a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23732",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.344,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51805,
    "c": 0.16011,
    "h": 26.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12428
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23732

secondary

#7BC2C5

accent

#DADF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23732

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

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