#B23A55#B23A55
#B23A55 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.156 H 10.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 58, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 52.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.99, 50.46, 11.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.99, 51.75, 12.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.83% 0.1529 0.0292) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.83% 0.156 10.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5147, 13.1498, 9.9978) |
| Luminance | 0.1315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 2.82
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.14
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 3.92
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.77
Deep Rose
#C74767
ΔE00 6.02
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23A55 #3AB297
analogous
#B23A91 #B23A55 #B25B3A
triadic
#B23A55 #55B23A #3A55B2
tetradic
#B23A55 #91B23A #3AB297 #5B3AB2
square
#B23A55 #91B23A #3AB297 #5B3AB2
split-complementary
#B23A55 #3AB25B #3A91B2
monochromatic
#561C29 #842B3F #B23A55 #CB5F77 #DA8D9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#B23A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#B23A55 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23A55
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23A55 | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.63 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565655
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C22445
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 58, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.156 10.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf7884',
500: '#b23a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23a55; $custom-light: #cf7884; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 58,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.5,
"s": 50.847,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52832,
"c": 0.15567,
"h": 10.8
},
"luminance": 0.13147
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23A55
secondary
#83C4B6
accent
#DABB4D
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FAEEEF
border
#D3C9CA
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C