#B73B2E#B73B2E
#B73B2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.162 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 74.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.35, 49.23, 35.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.35, 60.79, 35.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.05% 0.1413 0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.05% 0.162 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5879, 13.3956, 4.0331) |
| Luminance | 0.1339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.35
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.49
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.93
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.21
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.44
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B2E #2EAAB7
analogous
#B72E66 #B73B2E #B77F2E
triadic
#B73B2E #2EB73B #3B2EB7
tetradic
#B73B2E #66B72E #2EAAB7 #7F2EB7
square
#B73B2E #66B72E #2EAAB7 #7F2EB7
split-complementary
#B73B2E #2EB77F #2E66B7
monochromatic
#551B15 #862B22 #B73B2E #D35C4F #DF8980
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.71
#B73B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#B73B2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B2E
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B2E | 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)
#5E552C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D702A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91539
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.162 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57867',
500: '#b73b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b2e; $custom-light: #d57867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.693,
"s": 59.825,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53052,
"c": 0.16227,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.13392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B2E
secondary
#79C0C8
accent
#D4E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A