#B73B26#B73B26
#B73B26 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.164 H 32.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 66%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 79%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 79.2%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.27, 48.92, 39.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.27, 63.17, 39.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.96% 0.1387 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.96% 0.164 32.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4447, 13.3383, 3.2787) |
| Luminance | 0.1333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.53
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.93
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.21
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.32
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.90
Rust Red
#AA2704
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B26 #26A2B7
analogous
#B72659 #B73B26 #B78326
triadic
#B73B26 #26B73B #3B26B7
tetradic
#B73B26 #59B726 #26A2B7 #8326B7
square
#B73B26 #59B726 #26A2B7 #8326B7
split-complementary
#B73B26 #26B783 #2659B7
monochromatic
#521A11 #842B1B #B73B26 #D85842 #E28575
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.73
#B73B26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#B73B26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B26
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B26 | 1.00 | 5.73 | 3.67 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5523
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA1337
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.164 32.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57862',
500: '#b73b26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b26; $custom-light: #d57862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b26",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.69,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52961,
"c": 0.16373,
"h": 32.1
},
"luminance": 0.13335
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B26
secondary
#6FBDCA
accent
#D0E93F
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEEEA
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79