#B73D2C#B73D2C
#B73D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.161 H 30.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 61, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 76%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.64, 48.31, 37.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.64, 60.91, 37.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.26% 0.138 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.26% 0.161 30.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6542, 13.5898, 3.8652) |
| Luminance | 0.1359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.96
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.15
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.36
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.52
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.54
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73D2C #2CA6B7
analogous
#B72C61 #B73D2C #B7832C
triadic
#B73D2C #2CB73D #3D2CB7
tetradic
#B73D2C #61B72C #2CA6B7 #832CB7
square
#B73D2C #61B72C #2CA6B7 #832CB7
split-complementary
#B73D2C #2CB783 #2C61B7
monochromatic
#541C14 #862D20 #B73D2C #D45D4C #E08A7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#B73D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#B73D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73D2C
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73D2C | 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)
#605629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7128
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91A3A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 61, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.161 30.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57966',
500: '#b73d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73d2c; $custom-light: #d57966; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 61,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.338,
"s": 61.233,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53259,
"c": 0.16075,
"h": 30.9
},
"luminance": 0.13587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73D2C
secondary
#76BEC8
accent
#D1E443
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A