#B73327#B73327
#B73327 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.171 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73327 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 51, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 65%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 79%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 78.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.13, 52.10, 38.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.13, 64.64, 36.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.11% 0.1488 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.11% 0.171 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0809, 12.5847, 3.2381) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.17
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.10
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.63
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.01
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.28
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73327 #27ABB7
analogous
#B72763 #B73327 #B77B27
triadic
#B73327 #27B733 #3327B7
tetradic
#B73327 #63B727 #27ABB7 #7B27B7
square
#B73327 #63B727 #27ABB7 #7B27B7
split-complementary
#B73327 #27B77B #2763B7
monochromatic
#521711 #85251C #B73327 #D75044 #E27F76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#B73327 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#B73327 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73327
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73327 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73327 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5124
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73327; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 51, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.171 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57462',
500: '#b73327',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73327; $custom-light: #d57462; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73327",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 51,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5,
"s": 64.865,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52112,
"c": 0.17069,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.12581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73327
secondary
#70C2C9
accent
#DAE840
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79