#B73C2B#B73C2B
#B73C2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.162 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 60, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 76.5%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.47, 48.69, 37.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.47, 61.44, 37.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.13% 0.139 0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.13% 0.162 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5828, 13.4766, 3.7498) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.81
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.04
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.42
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.47
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.56
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73C2B #2BA6B7
analogous
#B72B60 #B73C2B #B7822B
triadic
#B73C2B #2BB73C #3C2BB7
tetradic
#B73C2B #60B72B #2BA6B7 #822BB7
square
#B73C2B #60B72B #2BA6B7 #822BB7
split-complementary
#B73C2B #2BB782 #2B60B7
monochromatic
#541C14 #852C1F #B73C2B #D55B4B #E0887C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B73C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#B73C2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73C2B
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73C2B | 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)
#5F5628
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91739
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 60, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.162 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57865',
500: '#b73c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73c2b; $custom-light: #d57865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 60,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.286,
"s": 61.947,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53131,
"c": 0.16187,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.13473
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73C2B
secondary
#75BEC9
accent
#D1E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A