#B73B3E#B73B3E
#B73B3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.160 H 23.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 66.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.57, 50.04, 26.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.57, 56.65, 27.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.29% 0.1471 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.29% 0.16 23.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9642, 13.5461, 6.0146) |
| Luminance | 0.1354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.44
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.61
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.86
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.97
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.19
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B3E #3BB7B4
analogous
#B73B7C #B73B3E #B7763B
triadic
#B73B3E #3EB73B #3B3EB7
tetradic
#B73B3E #7CB73B #3BB7B4 #763BB7
square
#B73B3E #7CB73B #3BB7B4 #763BB7
split-complementary
#B73B3E #3BB776 #3B7CB7
monochromatic
#5A1D1F #892C2E #B73B3E #CD6365 #DC9193
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.66
#B73B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#B73B3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B3E
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B3E | 1.00 | 5.66 | 3.71 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D563D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C713A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91B3D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.160 23.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47873',
500: '#b73b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b3e; $custom-light: #d47873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.548,
"s": 51.24,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53289,
"c": 0.1599,
"h": 23.1
},
"luminance": 0.13543
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B3E
secondary
#87C6C5
accent
#DBD74D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B