#B43E1C#B43E1C
#B43E1C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.160 H 36.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B43E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 62, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 84%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.6%, 84.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.12, 46.29, 44.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.12, 64.30, 43.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.72% 0.1291 0.0942) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.72% 0.16 36.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7570, 13.2355, 2.5601) |
| Luminance | 0.1323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 3.19
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.24
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.20
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 4.95
Russet
#A13905
ΔE00 5.49
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B43E1C #1C92B4
analogous
#B41C46 #B43E1C #B48A1C
triadic
#B43E1C #1CB43E #3E1CB4
tetradic
#B43E1C #46B41C #1C92B4 #8A1CB4
square
#B43E1C #46B41C #1C92B4 #8A1CB4
split-complementary
#B43E1C #1CB48A #1C46B4
monochromatic
#4A1A0C #7F2C14 #B43E1C #DF562F #E78164
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.76
#B43E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#B43E1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B43E1C
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B43E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B43E1C | 1.00 | 5.76 | 3.65 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605516
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7016
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C61B38
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b43e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 62, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.160 36.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3795c',
500: '#b43e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b43e1c; $custom-light: #d3795c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b43e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 62,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.421,
"s": 73.077,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52719,
"c": 0.15978,
"h": 36.1
},
"luminance": 0.13232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B43E1C
secondary
#60B4CC
accent
#C7F038
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEE9
border
#D5C9C5
text
#160904
muted
#847B79