#B73A35#B73A35
#B73A35 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.162 H 26.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73A35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 58, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 71%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.29, 49.96, 31.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.29, 59.10, 32.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.03% 0.145 0.0724) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.03% 0.162 26.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6864, 13.3536, 4.8030) |
| Luminance | 0.1335 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.47
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.72
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.44
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.12
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.56
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73A35 #35B2B7
analogous
#B73571 #B73A35 #B77B35
triadic
#B73A35 #35B73A #3A35B7
tetradic
#B73A35 #71B735 #35B2B7 #7B35B7
square
#B73A35 #71B735 #35B2B7 #7B35B7
split-complementary
#B73A35 #35B77B #3571B7
monochromatic
#581C1A #882B27 #B73A35 #CF5F5A #DD8D89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#B73A35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#B73A35 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73A35
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73A35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73A35 | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5533
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7031
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9153A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73a35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 58, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.162 26.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4786c',
500: '#b73a35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73a35; $custom-light: #d4786c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73a35",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 58,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 2.308,
"s": 55.085,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53034,
"c": 0.16207,
"h": 26.5
},
"luminance": 0.1335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73A35
secondary
#81C4C7
accent
#D9DE49
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A