All About Color #B23D2E

#B23D2E

About #B23D2E

#B23D2E is a medium red color with the hex code #B23D2E. In RGB it is red 178, green 61, blue 46; in HSL it is hue 7°, saturation 59%, lightness 44%; in CMYK it is 0%, 66%, 74%, 30%. Its contrast ratio is 5.83:1 on white and 3.60:1 on black.

#B23D2E Color Conversion

Hex tripletB2, 3D, 2E
CMYK0.00%, 65.73%, 74.16%, 30.20%
RGB Decimal178, 61, 46
HSL7°, 59%, 44%
RGB Octal262, 75, 56
HSV (HSB)6.82°, 74.16%, 69.80%
RGB Binary10110010, 111101, 101110
CIE-L*AB42.76, 46.67, 34.76
RGB Percent69.80%, 23.92%, 18.04%
CIE-L*CH42.76, 58.19, 36.68
XYZ20.52, 13.00, 4.01
CIE-L*UV42.76, 90.56, 25.48
xyY0.55, 0.35, 13.00
Hunter-Lab36.06, 38.50, 18.64
RYB69.80%, 24.68%, 18.04%

Color Accessibility Scores

#B23D2E on a dark background: contrast 3.60:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#B23D2E on a light background: contrast 5.83:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #B23D2E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#B23D2E · #D77265 · #69241B · #2EA3B2 · #65CAD7

Analogous palette

#B22EA3 · #B22E61 · #B23D2E · #B2802E · #A3B22E

Triadic palette

#B23D2E · #2EB23D · #3D2EB2 · #D77265 · #65D772

Tetradic palette

#B23D2E · #61B22E · #2EA3B2 · #802EB2 · #69241B

Monochromatic palette

#39140F · #76281E · #B23D2E · #D46759 · #E49F96

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