#B73B37#B73B37
#B73B37 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.161 H 26.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(2, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(2, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 69.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.47, 49.66, 30.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.47, 58.32, 31.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.18% 0.1445 0.0706) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.18% 0.161 26) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7843, 13.4742, 5.0674) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.03
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.47
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.79
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.26
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.31
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B37 #37B3B7
analogous
#B73773 #B73B37 #B77B37
triadic
#B73B37 #37B73B #3B37B7
tetradic
#B73B37 #73B737 #37B3B7 #7B37B7
square
#B73B37 #73B737 #37B3B7 #7B37B7
split-complementary
#B73B37 #37B77B #3773B7
monochromatic
#591D1B #882C29 #B73B37 #CE605D #DC8E8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B73B37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#B73B37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B37
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B37 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.69 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5636
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7133
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9183B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.161 26.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4786e',
500: '#b73b37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b37; $custom-light: #d4786e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b37",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.875,
"s": 53.782,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53176,
"c": 0.16079,
"h": 26
},
"luminance": 0.13471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B37
secondary
#83C5C7
accent
#D9DD4B
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A