#B43236#B43236

#B43236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.166 H 23.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43236
RGB	rgb(180, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.2%, 70%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.62, 52.14, 28.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.62, 59.59, 28.95°)
OKLab	oklab(51.69% 0.1525 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(51.69% 0.166 23.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.6311, 12.2539, 4.7682)
Luminance	0.1225 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43236 #32B4B0

analogous

#B43277 #B43236 #B46F32

triadic

#B43236 #36B432 #3236B4

tetradic

#B43236 #77B432 #32B4B0 #6F32B4

square

#B43236 #77B432 #32B4B0 #6F32B4

split-complementary

#B43236 #32B46F #3277B4

monochromatic

#541719 #842528 #B43236 #CF5458 #DD8486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.09

#B43236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.45

#B43236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43236

6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43236	1.00	6.09	3.45	6.09
#FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575035

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786C32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.166 23.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2736d',
    500: '#b43236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43236;
$custom-light: #d2736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.154,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51685,
    "c": 0.16645,
    "h": 23.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43236

secondary

#7CC6C4

accent

#E0DB48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43236

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

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