#B43338#B43338

#B43338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.165 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43338
RGB	rgb(180, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 68.9%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.78, 51.87, 27.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.78, 58.87, 28.22°)
OKLab	oklab(51.82% 0.1521 0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(51.82% 0.165 23.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.7223, 12.3595, 5.0351)
Luminance	0.1236 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43338 #33B4AF

analogous

#B43379 #B43338 #B46E33

triadic

#B43338 #38B433 #3338B4

tetradic

#B43338 #79B433 #33B4AF #6E33B4

square

#B43338 #79B433 #33B4AF #6E33B4

split-complementary

#B43338 #33B46E #3379B4

monochromatic

#55181A #842529 #B43338 #CF555A #DC8588

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#B43338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B43338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43338

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43338	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575137

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60336

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.165 23.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2746e',
    500: '#b43338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43338;
$custom-light: #d2746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.674,
    "s": 55.844,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51818,
    "c": 0.1653,
    "h": 23.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43338

secondary

#7DC6C3

accent

#DFD949

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43338

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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