#B23946#B23946

#B23946 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.156 H 18.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23946
RGB	rgb(178, 57, 70)
HSL	hsl(354, 51%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(354, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68%, 60.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.52, 49.72, 20.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.52, 53.64, 22.04°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1482 0.049)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.156 18.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9307, 12.8363, 7.1687)
Luminance	0.1283 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23946 #39B2A5

analogous

#B23982 #B23946 #B26839

triadic

#B23946 #46B239 #3946B2

tetradic

#B23946 #82B239 #39B2A5 #6839B2

square

#B23946 #82B239 #39B2A5 #6839B2

split-complementary

#B23946 #39B268 #3982B2

monochromatic

#551B22 #842A34 #B23946 #CB5D69 #DA8B94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#B23946 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#B23946 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23946

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23946	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23946	1.00	5.89	3.57	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585446

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776E43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C31D3F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23946;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 57, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.156 18.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7779',
    500: '#b23946',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23946;
$custom-light: #cf7779;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23946",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.554,
    "s": 51.489,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52375,
    "c": 0.15613,
    "h": 18.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12833
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23946

secondary

#82C4BD

accent

#DBCC4D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23946

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

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