#B03E23#B03E23
#B03E23 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.154 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B03E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 62, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 80.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.46, 45.08, 40.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.46, 60.48, 41.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.11% 0.1269 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.11% 0.154 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9327, 12.7996, 3.0108) |
| Luminance | 0.1280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.46
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.26
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.60
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.02
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 5.04
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B03E23 #2395B0
analogous
#B0234F #B03E23 #B08523
triadic
#B03E23 #23B03E #3E23B0
tetradic
#B03E23 #4FB023 #2395B0 #8523B0
square
#B03E23 #4FB023 #2395B0 #8523B0
split-complementary
#B03E23 #23B085 #234FB0
monochromatic
#4A1A0F #7D2C19 #B03E23 #D85739 #E2826C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B03E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B03E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B03E23
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B03E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B03E23 | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F541F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C21E39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b03e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 62, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.154 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d07960',
500: '#b03e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b03e23; $custom-light: #d07960; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b03e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 62,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.489,
"s": 66.825,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5211,
"c": 0.15413,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.12797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B03E23
secondary
#67B5C8
accent
#C9EA3E
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEE9
border
#D4C9C5
text
#150905
muted
#837B79