#B23748#B23748
#B23748 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.158 H 16.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23748 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 55, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(352, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(352, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 59.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.26, 50.67, 18.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.26, 53.96, 20.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.2% 0.1516 0.0455) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.2% 0.158 16.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8980, 12.6681, 7.4744) |
| Luminance | 0.1267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.43
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.60
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.71
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.11
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.30
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 5.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23748 #37B2A1
analogous
#B23785 #B23748 #B26337
triadic
#B23748 #48B237 #3748B2
tetradic
#B23748 #85B237 #37B2A1 #6337B2
square
#B23748 #85B237 #37B2A1 #6337B2
split-complementary
#B23748 #37B263 #3785B2
monochromatic
#541A22 #832935 #B23748 #CC5A6A #DB8994
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#B23748 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#B23748 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23748
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23748 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23748 | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.53 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#575348
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766D45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C31A3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23748; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.158 16.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf767a',
500: '#b23748',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23748; $custom-light: #cf767a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23748",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 55,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.707,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52197,
"c": 0.1583,
"h": 16.7
},
"luminance": 0.12665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23748
secondary
#80C5BB
accent
#DCC84C
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150909
muted
#837B7B