#B73B2D#B73B2D
#B73B2D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.162 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 75.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.34, 49.19, 36.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.34, 61.08, 36.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.04% 0.1409 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.04% 0.162 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5685, 13.3878, 3.9305) |
| Luminance | 0.1338 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.40
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.77
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.12
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.15
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.45
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B2D #2DA9B7
analogous
#B72D64 #B73B2D #B7802D
triadic
#B73B2D #2DB73B #3B2DB7
tetradic
#B73B2D #64B72D #2DA9B7 #802DB7
square
#B73B2D #64B72D #2DA9B7 #802DB7
split-complementary
#B73B2D #2DB780 #2D64B7
monochromatic
#551B15 #862B21 #B73B2D #D35B4E #DF897F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#B73B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#B73B2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B2D
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B2D | 1.00 | 5.71 | 3.68 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7029
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91539
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.162 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57867',
500: '#b73b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b2d; $custom-light: #d57867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.087,
"s": 60.526,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5304,
"c": 0.16245,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.13385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B2D
secondary
#78C0C8
accent
#D3E444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A