#B3717C#B3717C
#B3717C is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.085 H 9.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3717C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 113, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 30%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 37%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.9%, 30.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.92, 27.54, 4.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.92, 27.98, 10.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.2% 0.0835 0.0132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.2% 0.085 9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1345, 22.8512, 21.9938) |
| Luminance | 0.2285 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Mauve (survey)
#AE7181
ΔE00 2.44
Dusky Rose
#BA6873
ΔE00 3.47
Dusty Rose
#C0737A
ΔE00 3.48
Old Pink
#C77986
ΔE00 4.62
Ugly Pink
#CD7584
ΔE00 5.44
Old Rose
#C87F89
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3717C #71B3A8
analogous
#B3719D #B3717C #B38771
triadic
#B3717C #7CB371 #717CB3
tetradic
#B3717C #9DB371 #71B3A8 #8771B3
square
#B3717C #9DB371 #71B3A8 #8771B3
split-complementary
#B3717C #71B387 #719DB3
monochromatic
#6E3B44 #96505C #B3717C #C899A1 #DEC1C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#B3717C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#B3717C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B3717C
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3717C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3717C | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7C7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C887B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6B75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3717c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 113, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.085 9.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9aa1',
500: '#b3717c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3717c; $custom-light: #cb9aa1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3717c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 113,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350,
"s": 30.275,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62197,
"c": 0.08452,
"h": 9
},
"luminance": 0.22849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3717C
secondary
#B3CDC9
accent
#C7B661
background
#FCF9F9
surface
#F9F2F2
border
#D2CCCC
text
#130E0F
muted
#827E7E