#B23C46#B23C46

#B23C46 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.153 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23C46
RGB	rgb(178, 60, 70)
HSL	hsl(355, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(355, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 60.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.98, 48.46, 20.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.98, 52.71, 23.16°)
OKLab	oklab(52.72% 0.1443 0.0504)
OKLCH	oklch(52.72% 0.153 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.0835, 13.1418, 7.2196)
Luminance	0.1314 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23C46 #3CB2A8

analogous

#B23C81 #B23C46 #B26D3C

triadic

#B23C46 #46B23C #3C46B2

tetradic

#B23C46 #81B23C #3CB2A8 #6D3CB2

square

#B23C46 #81B23C #3CB2A8 #6D3CB2

split-complementary

#B23C46 #3CB26D #3C81B2

monochromatic

#561D22 #842D34 #B23C46 #CA616A #D98F95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#B23C46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#B23C46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23C46

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23C46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23C46	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)

#5A5646

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786F43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C32240

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23c46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 60, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.153 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7879',
    500: '#b23c46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23c46;
$custom-light: #cf7879;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23c46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 354.915,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52719,
    "c": 0.15281,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13139
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23C46

secondary

#86C4BF

accent

#D9CD4F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23C46

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

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