#B23C32#B23C32

#B23C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.155 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23C32
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 50)
HSL	hsl(5, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(5, 72%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 71.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.66, 47.28, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.66, 57.29, 34.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.1366 0.0738)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.155 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.5539, 12.9299, 4.4304)
Luminance	0.1293 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23C32 #32A8B2

analogous

#B23268 #B23C32 #B27C32

triadic

#B23C32 #32B23C #3C32B2

tetradic

#B23C32 #68B232 #32A8B2 #7C32B2

square

#B23C32 #68B232 #32A8B2 #7C32B2

split-complementary

#B23C32 #32B27C #3268B2

monochromatic

#521C17 #822C25 #B23C32 #CF5C53 #DC8982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#B23C32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#B23C32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23C32

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23C32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23C32	1.00	5.86	3.59	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5D5430

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41C3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.155 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1786a',
    500: '#b23c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23c32;
$custom-light: #d1786a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.688,
    "s": 56.14,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52378,
    "c": 0.15521,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12927
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23C32

secondary

#7BBFC5

accent

#D4DF48

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEEEB

border

#D4C9C6

text

#150906

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23C32

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

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