#B73C2E#B73C2E
#B73C2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.161 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 60, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 74.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.51, 48.82, 35.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.51, 60.56, 36.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.17% 0.14 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.17% 0.161 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6398, 13.4994, 4.0504) |
| Luminance | 0.1350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.57
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.63
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.00
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.23
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.59
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73C2E #2EA9B7
analogous
#B72E65 #B73C2E #B7802E
triadic
#B73C2E #2EB73C #3C2EB7
tetradic
#B73C2E #65B72E #2EA9B7 #802EB7
square
#B73C2E #65B72E #2EA9B7 #802EB7
split-complementary
#B73C2E #2EB780 #2E65B7
monochromatic
#551C15 #862C22 #B73C2E #D35D4F #DF8A80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B73C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#B73C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73C2E
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73C2E | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F562C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D712A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9183A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 60, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.161 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57867',
500: '#b73c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73c2e; $custom-light: #d57867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 60,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.131,
"s": 59.825,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53166,
"c": 0.16131,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.13496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73C2E
secondary
#79C0C8
accent
#D3E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A