#B23832#B23832
#B23832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.159 H 27.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23832 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 56, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 71.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.04, 48.95, 31.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.04, 58.28, 32.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.92% 0.1418 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.92% 0.159 27) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3522, 12.5266, 4.3632) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.48
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.59
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.03
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.93
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.20
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23832 #32ACB2
analogous
#B2326C #B23832 #B27832
triadic
#B23832 #32B238 #3832B2
tetradic
#B23832 #6CB232 #32ACB2 #7832B2
square
#B23832 #6CB232 #32ACB2 #7832B2
split-complementary
#B23832 #32B278 #326CB2
monochromatic
#521A17 #822925 #B23832 #CF5853 #DC8782
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B23832 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#B23832 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23832
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23832 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23832 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5230
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C41338
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23832; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.159 27.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1766a',
500: '#b23832',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23832; $custom-light: #d1766a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23832",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 56,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.813,
"s": 56.14,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51916,
"c": 0.15914,
"h": 27
},
"luminance": 0.12524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23832
secondary
#7BC2C5
accent
#D8DF48
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150906
muted
#837B7A