#B23D44#B23D44

#B23D44 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.152 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23D44
RGB	rgb(178, 61, 68)
HSL	hsl(356, 49%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(356, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.7%, 61.8%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 47.90, 22.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 52.76, 24.78°)
OKLab	oklab(52.8% 0.1421 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(52.8% 0.152 20.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.0743, 13.2227, 6.9102)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23D44 #3DB2AB

analogous

#B23D7F #B23D44 #B2713D

triadic

#B23D44 #44B23D #3D44B2

tetradic

#B23D44 #7FB23D #3DB2AB #713DB2

square

#B23D44 #7FB23D #3DB2AB #713DB2

split-complementary

#B23D44 #3DB271 #3D7FB2

monochromatic

#571E21 #842D33 #B23D44 #C96369 #D99095

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#B23D44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#B23D44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23D44

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23D44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23D44	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5643

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796F41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C32340

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23d44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 61, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.152 20.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf7977',
    500: '#b23d44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23d44;
$custom-light: #cf7977;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23d44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.41,
    "s": 48.954,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52798,
    "c": 0.15181,
    "h": 20.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1322
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23D44

secondary

#87C4C0

accent

#D9D04F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23D44

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

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