#B23E20#B23E20

#B23E20 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.157 H 35.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B23E20
RGB	rgb(178, 62, 32)
HSL	hsl(12, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(12, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 82%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.79, 45.70, 42.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.79, 62.25, 42.77°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1281 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.157 35.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.3457, 13.0175, 2.8075)
Luminance	0.1301 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B23E20 #2094B2

analogous

#B2204B #B23E20 #B28720

triadic

#B23E20 #20B23E #3E20B2

tetradic

#B23E20 #4BB220 #2094B2 #8720B2

square

#B23E20 #4BB220 #2094B2 #8720B2

split-complementary

#B23E20 #20B287 #204BB2

monochromatic

#4A1A0D #7E2C17 #B23E20 #DB5735 #E48268

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.83

#B23E20 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.60

#B23E20 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B23E20

5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B23E20	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B23E20	1.00	5.83	3.60	5.83
#FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F551B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C41D38

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b23e20;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 62, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.157 35.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2795e',
    500: '#b23e20',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b23e20;
$custom-light: #d2795e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b23e20",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.329,
    "s": 69.524,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52417,
    "c": 0.15689,
    "h": 35.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B23E20

secondary

#64B5CA

accent

#C8EC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEE9

border

#D5C9C5

text

#160904

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B23E20

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

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