#B23B32#B23B32

#B23B32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.156 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23B32
RGB	rgb(178, 59, 50)
HSL	hsl(4, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(4, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.50, 47.71, 32.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.50, 57.54, 33.99°)
OKLab	oklab(52.26% 0.1379 0.0734)
OKLCH	oklch(52.26% 0.156 28)
XYZ	xyz(20.5020, 12.8262, 4.4131)
Luminance	0.1282 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23B32 #32A9B2

analogous

#B23269 #B23B32 #B27B32

triadic

#B23B32 #32B23B #3B32B2

tetradic

#B23B32 #69B232 #32A9B2 #7B32B2

square

#B23B32 #69B232 #32A9B2 #7B32B2

split-complementary

#B23B32 #32B27B #3269B2

monochromatic

#521B17 #822B25 #B23B32 #CF5B53 #DC8982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.89

#B23B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#B23B32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23B32

5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23B32	1.00	5.89	3.56	5.89
#FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C5430

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41A3A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 59, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.156 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1776a',
    500: '#b23b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23b32;
$custom-light: #d1776a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.219,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5226,
    "c": 0.1562,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.12823
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23B32

secondary

#7BC0C5

accent

#D5DF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23B32

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

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