#B23848#B23848

#B23848 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.157 H 17.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23848
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 72)
HSL	hsl(352, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(352, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 59.6%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 50.26, 18.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 53.65, 20.46°)
OKLab	oklab(52.31% 0.1503 0.046)
OKLCH	oklch(52.31% 0.157 17)
XYZ	xyz(20.9460, 12.7641, 7.4904)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23848 #38B2A2

analogous

#B23885 #B23848 #B26538

triadic

#B23848 #48B238 #3848B2

tetradic

#B23848 #85B238 #38B2A2 #6538B2

square

#B23848 #85B238 #38B2A2 #6538B2

split-complementary

#B23848 #38B265 #3885B2

monochromatic

#551B22 #832935 #B23848 #CC5C6A #DA8A95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#B23848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B23848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23848

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23848	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575448

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766D45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C31C3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.157 17.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf767a',
    500: '#b23848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23848;
$custom-light: #cf767a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.131,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52306,
    "c": 0.15721,
    "h": 17
  },
  "luminance": 0.12761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23848

secondary

#81C5BC

accent

#DCC94C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23848

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

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