#B73242#B73242

#B73242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.169 H 18.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B73242
RGB	rgb(183, 50, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(353, 73%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.7%, 63.9%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 53.76, 22.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 58.31, 22.80°)
OKLab	oklab(52.42% 0.1598 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.42% 0.169 18.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.6547, 12.7450, 6.4730)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B73242 #32B7A7

analogous

#B73284 #B73242 #B76432

triadic

#B73242 #42B732 #3242B7

tetradic

#B73242 #84B732 #32B7A7 #6432B7

square

#B73242 #84B732 #32B7A7 #6432B7

split-complementary

#B73242 #32B764 #3284B7

monochromatic

#57181F #872531 #B73242 #D15664 #DE8690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#B73242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B73242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B73242

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B73242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B73242	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#575242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C90239

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b73242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 50, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.169 18.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d47476',
    500: '#b73242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b73242;
$custom-light: #d47476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b73242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.782,
    "s": 57.082,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52417,
    "c": 0.16869,
    "h": 18.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12742
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B73242

secondary

#7DC7BE

accent

#E0CE47

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B73242

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →