#B23934#B23934

#B23934 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.158 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23934
RGB	rgb(178, 57, 52)
HSL	hsl(2, 55%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 71%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 70.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.22, 48.64, 30.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.22, 57.50, 32.23°)
OKLab	oklab(52.06% 0.1412 0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(52.06% 0.158 26.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.4453, 12.6421, 4.6117)
Luminance	0.1264 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23934 #34ADB2

analogous

#B2346E #B23934 #B27834

triadic

#B23934 #34B239 #3934B2

tetradic

#B23934 #6EB234 #34ADB2 #7834B2

square

#B23934 #6EB234 #34ADB2 #7834B2

split-complementary

#B23934 #34B278 #346EB2

monochromatic

#531B18 #832A26 #B23934 #CE5A56 #DB8885

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B23934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B23934 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23934

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23934	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5332

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41639

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.158 26.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1766c',
    500: '#b23934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23934;
$custom-light: #d1766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.381,
    "s": 54.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52058,
    "c": 0.15785,
    "h": 26.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23934

secondary

#7DC2C5

accent

#D8DE4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23934

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

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