#B23835#B23835

#B23835 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.159 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23835
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 53)
HSL	hsl(1, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(1, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 70.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.08, 49.10, 29.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.08, 57.49, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% 0.1429 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.159 25.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.4191, 12.5533, 4.7153)
Luminance	0.1255 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23835 #35AFB2

analogous

#B23570 #B23835 #B27635

triadic

#B23835 #35B238 #3835B2

tetradic

#B23835 #70B235 #35AFB2 #7635B2

square

#B23835 #70B235 #35AFB2 #7635B2

split-complementary

#B23835 #35B276 #3570B2

monochromatic

#541A19 #832927 #B23835 #CD5A57 #DB8886

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#B23835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B23835 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23835

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23835	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41439

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.159 25.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1766c',
    500: '#b23835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23835;
$custom-light: #d1766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.44,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5196,
    "c": 0.15869,
    "h": 25.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23835

secondary

#7EC3C5

accent

#DADD4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23835

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

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