#B23853#B23853

#B23853 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.158 H 11.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23853
RGB	rgb(178, 56, 83)
HSL	hsl(347, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(347, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 53.4%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 51.11, 12.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 52.55, 13.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52.56% 0.1547 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(52.56% 0.158 11.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3375, 12.9207, 9.5523)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23853 #38B297

analogous

#B23890 #B23853 #B25A38

triadic

#B23853 #53B238 #3853B2

tetradic

#B23853 #90B238 #38B297 #5A38B2

square

#B23853 #90B238 #38B297 #5A38B2

split-complementary

#B23853 #38B25A #3890B2

monochromatic

#551B28 #83293D #B23853 #CC5C74 #DA8A9C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#B23853 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#B23853 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23853

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23853	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23853	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C22043

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23853;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 56, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.158 11.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7783',
    500: '#b23853',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23853;
$custom-light: #cf7783;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23853",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.721,
    "s": 52.137,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5256,
    "c": 0.15779,
    "h": 11.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23853

secondary

#81C5B6

accent

#DCBC4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FAEEEE

border

#D3C9C9

text

#15090A

muted

#837B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23853

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

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