#B73D28#B73D28
#B73D28 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.162 H 32.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73D28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 61, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(9, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(9, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 78.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.60, 48.16, 39.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.60, 62.12, 39.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.21% 0.1367 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.21% 0.162 32.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5826, 13.5611, 3.4882) |
| Luminance | 0.1356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.86
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.10
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.45
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.48
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 6.20
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73D28 #28A2B7
analogous
#B7285A #B73D28 #B78428
triadic
#B73D28 #28B73D #3D28B7
tetradic
#B73D28 #5AB728 #28A2B7 #8428B7
square
#B73D28 #5AB728 #28A2B7 #8428B7
split-complementary
#B73D28 #28B784 #285AB7
monochromatic
#531C12 #852C1D #B73D28 #D65B46 #E18778
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.66
#B73D28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.71
#B73D28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73D28
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73D28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73D28 | 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)
#605625
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7123
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91939
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73d28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 61, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.162 32.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57963',
500: '#b73d28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73d28; $custom-light: #d57963; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73d28",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 61,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 8.811,
"s": 64.126,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53214,
"c": 0.16152,
"h": 32.2
},
"luminance": 0.13558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73D28
secondary
#72BCC9
accent
#CFE741
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A