#B73328#B73328
#B73328 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.171 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73328 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 51, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.1%, 78.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.14, 52.13, 37.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.14, 64.35, 35.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.12% 0.1491 0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.12% 0.171 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0977, 12.5914, 3.3266) |
| Luminance | 0.1259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.08
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.71
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.08
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.12
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73328 #28ACB7
analogous
#B72864 #B73328 #B77A28
triadic
#B73328 #28B733 #3328B7
tetradic
#B73328 #64B728 #28ACB7 #7A28B7
square
#B73328 #64B728 #28ACB7 #7A28B7
split-complementary
#B73328 #28B77A #2864B7
monochromatic
#531712 #85251D #B73328 #D65146 #E18078
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#B73328 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#B73328 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73328
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73328 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73328 | 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)
#5A5125
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0032
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73328; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 51, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.171 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57463',
500: '#b73328',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73328; $custom-light: #d57463; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73328",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 51,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.615,
"s": 64.126,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52123,
"c": 0.17053,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.12588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73328
secondary
#72C2C9
accent
#DAE741
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79