#B43536#B43536
#B43536 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.164 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B43536 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 53, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 71%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.6%, 70%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 51.01, 29.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 58.84, 29.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.99% 0.1489 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.99% 0.164 24.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7636, 12.5189, 4.8124) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.76
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.08
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.26
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.35
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.50
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B43536 #35B4B3
analogous
#B43575 #B43536 #B47435
triadic
#B43536 #36B435 #3536B4
tetradic
#B43536 #75B435 #35B4B3 #7435B4
square
#B43536 #75B435 #35B4B3 #7435B4
split-complementary
#B43536 #35B474 #3575B4
monochromatic
#55191A #852728 #B43536 #CE5859 #DC8888
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B43536 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#B43536 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B43536
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B43536 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B43536 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#595235
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796D32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60937
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b43536; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 53, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.164 24.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2756d',
500: '#b43536',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b43536; $custom-light: #d2756d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b43536",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 53,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.528,
"s": 54.506,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51993,
"c": 0.16361,
"h": 24.5
},
"luminance": 0.12516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B43536
secondary
#7FC6C5
accent
#DEDD4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A