#B23752#B23752
#B23752 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.159 H 11.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23752 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 55, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.1%, 53.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.47, 51.43, 12.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.47, 52.95, 13.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.43% 0.1556 0.0319) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.43% 0.159 11.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2512, 12.8094, 9.3344) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 3.38
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.73
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.25
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.27
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.70
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23752 #37B297
analogous
#B2378F #B23752 #B25937
triadic
#B23752 #52B237 #3752B2
tetradic
#B23752 #8FB237 #37B297 #5937B2
square
#B23752 #8FB237 #37B297 #5937B2
split-complementary
#B23752 #37B259 #378FB2
monochromatic
#541A27 #83293C #B23752 #CC5A73 #DB899B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B23752 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B23752 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23752
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23752 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23752 | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555452
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756D4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C21E42
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23752; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 55, 82); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.159 11.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7682',
500: '#b23752',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23752; $custom-light: #cf7682; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23752",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 55,
"b": 82
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.829,
"s": 52.79,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52427,
"c": 0.15884,
"h": 11.6
},
"luminance": 0.12807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23752
secondary
#80C5B6
accent
#DCBC4C
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEDEE
border
#D3C8C9
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C