#B23944#B23944

#B23944 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.156 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23944
RGB	rgb(178, 57, 68)
HSL	hsl(355, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(355, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 61.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.48, 49.58, 21.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.48, 53.97, 23.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.34% 0.1474 0.0516)
OKLCH	oklch(52.34% 0.156 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.8687, 12.8115, 6.8417)
Luminance	0.1281 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23944 #39B2A7

analogous

#B23980 #B23944 #B26A39

triadic

#B23944 #44B239 #3944B2

tetradic

#B23944 #80B239 #39B2A7 #6A39B2

square

#B23944 #80B239 #39B2A7 #6A39B2

split-complementary

#B23944 #39B26A #3980B2

monochromatic

#551B21 #842A32 #B23944 #CB5D67 #DA8B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#B23944 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#B23944 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23944

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23944	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23944	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595444

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C31C3E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23944;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.156 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d07777',
    500: '#b23944',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23944;
$custom-light: #d07777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23944",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.545,
    "s": 51.489,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52335,
    "c": 0.1562,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12809
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23944

secondary

#82C4BE

accent

#DBCE4D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23944

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

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