#B73D2B#B73D2B
#B73D2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.161 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 61, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 76.5%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.63, 48.27, 37.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.63, 61.21, 37.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.25% 0.1377 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.25% 0.161 31.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6356, 13.5824, 3.7674) |
| Luminance | 0.1358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.07
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.11
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.49
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.49
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.64
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73D2B #2BA5B7
analogous
#B72B5F #B73D2B #B7832B
triadic
#B73D2B #2BB73D #3D2BB7
tetradic
#B73D2B #5FB72B #2BA5B7 #832BB7
square
#B73D2B #5FB72B #2BA5B7 #832BB7
split-complementary
#B73D2B #2BB783 #2B5FB7
monochromatic
#541C14 #852C1F #B73D2B #D55C4B #E0897C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#B73D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#B73D2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73D2B
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73D2B | 1.00 | 5.65 | 3.72 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605628
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9193A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 61, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.161 31.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57965',
500: '#b73d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73d2b; $custom-light: #d57965; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 61,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.714,
"s": 61.947,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53247,
"c": 0.16094,
"h": 31.2
},
"luminance": 0.13579
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73D2B
secondary
#75BEC9
accent
#D0E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A