#B23734#B23734

#B23734 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.160 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23734
RGB	rgb(178, 55, 52)
HSL	hsl(1, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 70.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.92, 49.46, 30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.92, 58.01, 31.50°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.1438 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.16 25.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.3483, 12.4483, 4.5794)
Luminance	0.1245 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23734 #34AFB2

analogous

#B23470 #B23734 #B27634

triadic

#B23734 #34B237 #3734B2

tetradic

#B23734 #70B234 #34AFB2 #7634B2

square

#B23734 #70B234 #34AFB2 #7634B2

split-complementary

#B23734 #34B276 #3470B2

monochromatic

#531A18 #832826 #B23734 #CE5956 #DB8785

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.02

#B23734 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.49

#B23734 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23734

6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23734	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23734	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)

#595233

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41138

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23734;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.160 25.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1756b',
    500: '#b23734',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23734;
$custom-light: #d1756b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23734",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 55,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.429,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51834,
    "c": 0.15982,
    "h": 25.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12445
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23734

secondary

#7DC3C5

accent

#DBDE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23734

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

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