#B23B4E#B23B4E
#B23B4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.154 H 14.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B23B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 59, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 50%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.98, 49.48, 15.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.98, 51.94, 17.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.78% 0.1488 0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.78% 0.154 14.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3011, 13.1458, 8.6220) |
| Luminance | 0.1314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.86
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 4.34
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.52
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.75
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.33
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B23B4E #3BB29F
analogous
#B23B8A #B23B4E #B2643B
triadic
#B23B4E #4EB23B #3B4EB2
tetradic
#B23B4E #8AB23B #3BB29F #643BB2
square
#B23B4E #8AB23B #3BB29F #643BB2
split-complementary
#B23B4E #3BB264 #3B8AB2
monochromatic
#561D26 #842C3A #B23B4E #CA6071 #DA8E9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#B23B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#B23B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B23B4E
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B23B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B23B4E | 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)
#58564E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776F4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C22343
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b23b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 59, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.154 14.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf787f',
500: '#b23b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b23b4e; $custom-light: #cf787f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b23b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 59,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.42,
"s": 50.211,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52776,
"c": 0.15392,
"h": 14.8
},
"luminance": 0.13143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B23B4E
secondary
#85C4BA
accent
#DAC34E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FAEEEE
border
#D3C9C9
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C