#B43C2D#B43C2D
#B43C2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.158 H 30.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B43C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 60, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 75%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.95, 47.74, 35.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.95, 59.58, 36.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.65% 0.1367 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.65% 0.158 30.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9142, 13.1275, 3.9147) |
| Luminance | 0.1312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.37
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.60
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.96
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.00
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.53
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B43C2D #2DA5B4
analogous
#B42D62 #B43C2D #B4802D
triadic
#B43C2D #2DB43C #3C2DB4
tetradic
#B43C2D #62B42D #2DA5B4 #802DB4
square
#B43C2D #62B42D #2DA5B4 #802DB4
split-complementary
#B43C2D #2DB480 #2D62B4
monochromatic
#521B15 #832C21 #B43C2D #D25B4C #DE887D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#B43C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B43C2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B43C2D
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B43C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B43C2D | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C61A39
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b43c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 60, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.158 30.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27867',
500: '#b43c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b43c2d; $custom-light: #d27867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b43c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 60,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.667,
"s": 60,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52648,
"c": 0.15829,
"h": 30.2
},
"luminance": 0.13124
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B43C2D
secondary
#76BEC7
accent
#D2E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A