#B3483A#B3483A
#B3483A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.142 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3483A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 72, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 51%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 68%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 59.8%, 67.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.98, 42.63, 30.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.98, 52.40, 35.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.19% 0.1235 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.19% 0.142 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6736, 14.5268, 5.6648) |
| Luminance | 0.1452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.95
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.24
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 6.50
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.55
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 6.76
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3483A #3AA5B3
analogous
#B33A69 #B3483A #B3853A
triadic
#B3483A #3AB348 #483AB3
tetradic
#B3483A #69B33A #3AA5B3 #853AB3
square
#B3483A #69B33A #3AA5B3 #853AB3
split-complementary
#B3483A #3AB385 #3A69B3
monochromatic
#57231C #85352B #B3483A #CB6C5F #DA968D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#B3483A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#B3483A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3483A
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3483A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3483A | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#645C38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7337
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43145
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3483a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 72, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.142 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d07f70',
500: '#b3483a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3483a; $custom-light: #d07f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3483a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 72,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.942,
"s": 51.055,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54193,
"c": 0.14243,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.14524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3483A
secondary
#84BDC5
accent
#CADB4D
background
#FDF7F6
surface
#FBEEEC
border
#D4C9C7
text
#150A07
muted
#837C7A