#B3543B#B3543B
#B3543B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.162; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.130 H 35.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3543B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 84, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 67%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.29, 36.73, 32.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.29, 49.15, 41.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.95% 0.1054 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.95% 0.13 35.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5522, 16.2429, 6.0844) |
| Luminance | 0.1624 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.09
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.65
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 7.37
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 7.42
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3543B #3B9AB3
analogous
#B33B5E #B3543B #B3903B
triadic
#B3543B #3BB354 #543BB3
tetradic
#B3543B #5EB33B #3B9AB3 #903BB3
square
#B3543B #5EB33B #3B9AB3 #903BB3
split-complementary
#B3543B #3BB390 #3B5EB3
monochromatic
#57291D #853E2C #B3543B #CB7760 #DA9E8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.94
#B3543B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.25
#B3543B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3543B
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3543B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3543B | 1.00 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6338
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847839
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4414E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3543b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 84, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.130 35.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08671',
500: '#b3543b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3543b; $custom-light: #d08671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3543b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 84,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.5,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5595,
"c": 0.12988,
"h": 35.8
},
"luminance": 0.1624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3543B
secondary
#85B7C5
accent
#BDDA4E
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150B08
muted
#837C7B