#B23935#B23935

#B23935 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.158 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23935
RGB	rgb(178, 57, 53)
HSL	hsl(2, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(2, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 70.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.23, 48.69, 30.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.23, 57.24, 31.71°)
OKLab	oklab(52.07% 0.1416 0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(52.07% 0.158 26.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4680, 12.6512, 4.7316)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23935 #35AEB2

analogous

#B2356F #B23935 #B27735

triadic

#B23935 #35B239 #3935B2

tetradic

#B23935 #6FB235 #35AEB2 #7735B2

square

#B23935 #6FB235 #35AEB2 #7735B2

split-complementary

#B23935 #35B277 #356FB2

monochromatic

#541B19 #832A27 #B23935 #CD5B57 #DB8986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B23935 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B23935 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23935

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23935	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23935	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)

#5B5334

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41739

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23935;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.158 26.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1766c',
    500: '#b23935',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23935;
$custom-light: #d1766c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23935",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.92,
    "s": 54.113,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52073,
    "c": 0.15771,
    "h": 26.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23935

secondary

#7EC3C5

accent

#D9DD4A

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEB

border

#D4C8C6

text

#150907

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23935

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

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