#B73B2A#B73B2A
#B73B2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.163 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 77%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.31, 49.07, 37.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.31, 61.97, 37.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53% 0.14 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53% 0.163 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5127, 13.3656, 3.6371) |
| Luminance | 0.1336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.67
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.95
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.33
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.40
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B2A #2AA6B7
analogous
#B72A60 #B73B2A #B7822A
triadic
#B73B2A #2AB73B #3B2AB7
tetradic
#B73B2A #60B72A #2AA6B7 #822AB7
square
#B73B2A #60B72A #2AA6B7 #822AB7
split-complementary
#B73B2A #2AB782 #2A60B7
monochromatic
#531B13 #852B1F #B73B2A #D55A49 #E1877B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#B73B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#B73B2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B2A
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B2A | 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)
#5F5527
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7025
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91438
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.163 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57865',
500: '#b73b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b2a; $custom-light: #d57865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.234,
"s": 62.667,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53004,
"c": 0.163,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.13362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B2A
secondary
#74BFC9
accent
#D2E642
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A