#B73A40#B73A40
#B73A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.161 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 58, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 52%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.3%, 65%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.46, 50.57, 25.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.46, 56.49, 26.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.21% 0.1492 0.0599) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.21% 0.161 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9692, 13.4667, 6.2920) |
| Luminance | 0.1346 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.07
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.52
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.58
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.11
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.06
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73A40 #3AB7B1
analogous
#B73A7F #B73A40 #B7733A
triadic
#B73A40 #40B73A #3A40B7
tetradic
#B73A40 #7FB73A #3AB7B1 #733AB7
square
#B73A40 #7FB73A #3AB7B1 #733AB7
split-complementary
#B73A40 #3AB773 #3A7FB7
monochromatic
#5A1D1F #892B30 #B73A40 #CD6166 #DC9093
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.69
#B73A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#B73A40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73A40
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73A40 | 1.00 | 5.69 | 3.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C563F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B703C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9193D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 58, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.161 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47874',
500: '#b73a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73a40; $custom-light: #d47874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 58,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.12,
"s": 51.867,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53212,
"c": 0.16074,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.13464
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73A40
secondary
#86C7C3
accent
#DBD44C
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150908
muted
#837B7B