#B43A2F#B43A2F
#B43A2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.160 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B43A2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 58, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 73.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.67, 48.67, 34.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.67, 59.47, 35.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.44% 0.1401 0.077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.44% 0.16 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8508, 12.9377, 4.0881) |
| Luminance | 0.1293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.84
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.20
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.02
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.05
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B43A2F #2FA9B4
analogous
#B42F67 #B43A2F #B47C2F
triadic
#B43A2F #2FB43A #3A2FB4
tetradic
#B43A2F #67B42F #2FA9B4 #7C2FB4
square
#B43A2F #67B42F #2FA9B4 #7C2FB4
split-complementary
#B43A2F #2FB47C #2F67B4
monochromatic
#531B16 #832A22 #B43A2F #D15A4F #DE8780
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#B43A2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#B43A2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B43A2F
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B43A2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B43A2F | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C542D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C61638
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b43a2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 58, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.160 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27768',
500: '#b43a2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b43a2f; $custom-light: #d27768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b43a2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 58,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.962,
"s": 58.59,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52442,
"c": 0.15984,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.12935
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B43A2F
secondary
#78C0C7
accent
#D5E246
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A