#B73B30#B73B30
#B73B30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.162 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 73.8%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.38, 49.32, 34.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.38, 60.22, 35.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.08% 0.142 0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.08% 0.162 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6283, 13.4118, 4.2456) |
| Luminance | 0.1341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.93
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.30
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.52
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.43
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.48
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B30 #30ACB7
analogous
#B73068 #B73B30 #B77F30
triadic
#B73B30 #30B73B #3B30B7
tetradic
#B73B30 #68B730 #30ACB7 #7F30B7
square
#B73B30 #68B730 #30ACB7 #7F30B7
split-complementary
#B73B30 #30B77F #3068B7
monochromatic
#561C17 #872B23 #B73B30 #D25D52 #DE8A83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#B73B30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#B73B30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B30
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B30 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E552E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D702C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91639
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.162 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57869',
500: '#b73b30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b30; $custom-light: #d57869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b30",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.889,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53077,
"c": 0.16192,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.13409
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B30
secondary
#7BC1C8
accent
#D5E246
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A