#B43D27#B43D27

#B43D27 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.159 H 32.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B43D27
RGB	rgb(180, 61, 39)
HSL	hsl(9, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(9, 78%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 66.1%, 78.3%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 47.08, 39.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 61.15, 39.66°)
OKLab	oklab(52.7% 0.1335 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(52.7% 0.159 32.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8597, 13.1903, 3.3667)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B43D27 #279EB4

analogous

#B42757 #B43D27 #B48427

triadic

#B43D27 #27B43D #3D27B4

tetradic

#B43D27 #57B427 #279EB4 #8427B4

square

#B43D27 #57B427 #279EB4 #8427B4

split-complementary

#B43D27 #27B484 #2757B4

monochromatic

#4F1B11 #822C1C #B43D27 #D65942 #E18574

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#B43D27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#B43D27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B43D27

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B43D27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B43D27	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5F5524

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C6F22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C61B39

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b43d27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 61, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.159 32.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d37963',
    500: '#b43d27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b43d27;
$custom-light: #d37963;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b43d27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 180,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.362,
    "s": 64.384,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52698,
    "c": 0.15853,
    "h": 32.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13187
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B43D27

secondary

#6FBAC8

accent

#CDE740

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEEEA

border

#D5C9C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B43D27

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

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