#B43823#B43823

#B43823 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.164 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43823
RGB	rgb(180, 56, 35)
HSL	hsl(9, 67%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(9, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 68.9%, 80.6%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.24, 49.02, 40.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.24, 63.49, 39.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.08% 0.1388 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(52.08% 0.164 32.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5423, 12.6561, 2.9510)
Luminance	0.1265 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43823 #239FB4

analogous

#B42356 #B43823 #B48123

triadic

#B43823 #23B438 #3823B4

tetradic

#B43823 #56B423 #239FB4 #8123B4

square

#B43823 #56B423 #239FB4 #8123B4

split-complementary

#B43823 #23B481 #2356B4

monochromatic

#4E180F #812819 #B43823 #D9523B #E37F6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.95

#B43823 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B43823 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43823

5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43823	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43823	1.00	5.95	3.53	5.95
#FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C521F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60B34

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43823;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 56, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.164 32.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37660',
    500: '#b43823',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43823;
$custom-light: #d37660;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43823",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 56,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.69,
    "s": 67.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5208,
    "c": 0.16386,
    "h": 32.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43823

secondary

#69BBC9

accent

#D1EA3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43823

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

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