#B73C4E#B73C4E
#B73C4E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.158 H 15.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 60, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.2%, 57.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.02, 50.69, 17.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.02, 53.58, 18.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.72% 0.1521 0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.72% 0.158 15.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5215, 13.8521, 8.6940) |
| Luminance | 0.1385 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 3.89
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.09
Light Maroon
#A24857
ΔE00 5.15
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.30
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73C4E #3CB7A5
analogous
#B73C8B #B73C4E #B7683C
triadic
#B73C4E #4EB73C #3C4EB7
tetradic
#B73C4E #8BB73C #3CB7A5 #683CB7
square
#B73C4E #8BB73C #3CB7A5 #683CB7
split-complementary
#B73C4E #3CB768 #3C8BB7
monochromatic
#5B1E27 #892D3A #B73C4E #CC6473 #DB929D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.57
#B73C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#B73C4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73C4E
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73C4E | 1.00 | 5.57 | 3.77 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B584E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A714B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C82243
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 60, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.158 15.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3797f',
500: '#b73c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73c4e; $custom-light: #d3797f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 60,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.22,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53716,
"c": 0.15808,
"h": 15.8
},
"luminance": 0.13849
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73C4E
secondary
#88C6BD
accent
#DAC64E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEEE
border
#D4C9C9
text
#150A0A
muted
#837C7C