#B73B4E#B73B4E
#B73B4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.159 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 59, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.8%, 57.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.87, 51.10, 17.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.87, 53.91, 18.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.6% 0.1534 0.0425) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.6% 0.159 15.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4696, 13.7483, 8.6767) |
| Luminance | 0.1374 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.89
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.93
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.13
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.32
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73B4E #3BB7A4
analogous
#B73B8C #B73B4E #B7663B
triadic
#B73B4E #4EB73B #3B4EB7
tetradic
#B73B4E #8CB73B #3BB7A4 #663BB7
square
#B73B4E #8CB73B #3BB7A4 #663BB7
split-complementary
#B73B4E #3BB766 #3B8CB7
monochromatic
#5A1D27 #892C3A #B73B4E #CD6373 #DC919C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.60
#B73B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#B73B4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73B4E
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73B4E | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.75 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A574E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A714B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C82143
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 59, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.159 15.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3797f',
500: '#b73b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73b4e; $custom-light: #d3797f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 59,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.806,
"s": 51.24,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53604,
"c": 0.15922,
"h": 15.5
},
"luminance": 0.13745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73B4E
secondary
#87C6BD
accent
#DBC54D
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#15090A
muted
#837B7C