#B73A37#B73A37
#B73A37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.162 H 25.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73A37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 58, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 69.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.32, 50.06, 30.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.32, 58.58, 31.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.06% 0.1458 0.0702) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.06% 0.162 25.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7334, 13.3724, 5.0504) |
| Luminance | 0.1337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.00
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.55
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.72
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.07
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.13
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73A37 #37B4B7
analogous
#B73774 #B73A37 #B77A37
triadic
#B73A37 #37B73A #3A37B7
tetradic
#B73A37 #74B737 #37B4B7 #7A37B7
square
#B73A37 #74B737 #37B4B7 #7A37B7
split-complementary
#B73A37 #37B77A #3774B7
monochromatic
#591C1B #882B29 #B73A37 #CE605D #DC8E8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#B73A37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#B73A37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73A37
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73A37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73A37 | 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)
#5D5536
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7033
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9163B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73a37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 58, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.162 25.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4786e',
500: '#b73a37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73a37; $custom-light: #d4786e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73a37",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 58,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.406,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53063,
"c": 0.16178,
"h": 25.7
},
"luminance": 0.13369
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73A37
secondary
#83C5C7
accent
#DADD4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A