#B23834#B23834
#B23834 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.159 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23834 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 56, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 55%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 71%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 70.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.07, 49.05, 30.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.07, 57.75, 31.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.94% 0.1425 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.94% 0.159 26.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3963, 12.5442, 4.5954) |
| Luminance | 0.1254 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.09
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.87
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.99
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.75
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.46
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23834 #34AEB2
analogous
#B2346F #B23834 #B27734
triadic
#B23834 #34B238 #3834B2
tetradic
#B23834 #6FB234 #34AEB2 #7734B2
square
#B23834 #6FB234 #34AEB2 #7734B2
split-complementary
#B23834 #34B277 #346FB2
monochromatic
#531A18 #832926 #B23834 #CE5956 #DB8885
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B23834 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#B23834 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23834
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23834 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23834 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5332
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C41438
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23834; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.159 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1766c',
500: '#b23834',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23834; $custom-light: #d1766c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23834",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 56,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.905,
"s": 54.783,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51945,
"c": 0.15884,
"h": 26.2
},
"luminance": 0.12541
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23834
secondary
#7DC3C5
accent
#D9DE4A
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEDEB
border
#D4C8C6
text
#150907
muted
#837B7A