#B73A2A#B73A2A
#B73A2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.164 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 58, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 77%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.16, 49.48, 37.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.16, 62.20, 37.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.89% 0.1412 0.0832) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.89% 0.164 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4618, 13.2638, 3.6201) |
| Luminance | 0.1326 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.43
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.89
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.28
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.45
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73A2A #2AA7B7
analogous
#B72A60 #B73A2A #B7812A
triadic
#B73A2A #2AB73A #3A2AB7
tetradic
#B73A2A #60B72A #2AA7B7 #812AB7
square
#B73A2A #60B72A #2AA7B7 #812AB7
split-complementary
#B73A2A #2AB781 #2A60B7
monochromatic
#531A13 #852A1F #B73A2A #D55949 #E1867B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.75
#B73A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#B73A2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73A2A
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73A2A | 1.00 | 5.75 | 3.65 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5527
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7025
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 58, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.164 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57765',
500: '#b73a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73a2a; $custom-light: #d57765; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 58,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.809,
"s": 62.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52891,
"c": 0.16392,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.13261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73A2A
secondary
#74BFC9
accent
#D3E642
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A