#b23c56

Color #b23c56

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 15.57 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b23c56

RGB

rgb(178, 60, 86)

HSL

hsl(346.8, 49.6%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(346.8, 66.3%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.3%, 51.7%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(43.32, 49.71, 11.31)

LCH

lch(43.32, 50.98, 12.82)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.1533, 10.86)

HWB

hwb(346.8, 23.5%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3cb298

Analogous

#b23c91

#b23c56

#b25d3c

Triadic

#b23c56

#56b23c

#3c56b2

Split-complementary

#b23c56

#3cb25d

#3c91b2

Tetradic

#b23c56

#b2983c

#3cb298

#3c56b2

Square

#b23c56

#91b23c

#3cb298

#5d3cb2

Shades

Color #b23c56 mixed toward black.

#943248

#772839

#591e2b

#3b141d

#1e0a0e

Tints

Color #b23c56 mixed toward white.

#c6566e

#d1778b

#dd99a8

#e8bbc5

#f4dde2

Tones

Color #b23c56 mixed toward gray.

#a8465c

#9e5061

#955a67

#8b636c

#816d72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d51 · ΔE 45.7

Deuteranopia

#949a4f · ΔE 51.3

Tritanopia

#ae4c4b · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b23c56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b23c56]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b23c56 (#b23c56) is rgb(178, 60, 86) in RGB.

No, #b23c56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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