#b23850

Color #b23850

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 14.82 Nearest Tailwind class pink-700 #c6005c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b23850

RGB

rgb(178, 56, 80)

HSL

hsl(348.2, 52.1%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.2, 68.5%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 55.1%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(42.57, 50.87, 14.01)

LCH

lch(42.57, 52.76, 15.4)

OKLCH

oklch(52.5%, 0.1575, 12.92)

HWB

hwb(348.2, 22%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#38b29a

Analogous

#b2388d

#b23850

#b25d38

Triadic

#b23850

#50b238

#3850b2

Split-complementary

#b23850

#38b25d

#388db2

Tetradic

#b23850

#b29a38

#38b29a

#3850b2

Square

#b23850

#8db238

#38b29a

#5d38b2

Shades

Color #b23850 mixed toward black.

#942f43

#772535

#591c28

#3b131b

#1e090d

Tints

Color #b23850 mixed toward white.

#c85068

#d37386

#de96a4

#e9b9c2

#f4dce1

Tones

Color #b23850 mixed toward gray.

#a84256

#9e4c5c

#945763

#896169

#7f6b6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.57:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d4b · ΔE 46.7

Deuteranopia

#939a4a · ΔE 52.3

Tritanopia

#ae4746 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b23850;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b23850]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b23850 (#b23850) is rgb(178, 56, 80) in RGB.

No, #b23850 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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