#B73D36#B73D36
#B73D36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.159 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73D36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 61, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 70%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 70.5%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.76, 48.77, 31.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.76, 58.07, 32.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.39% 0.1415 0.0725) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.39% 0.159 27.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8654, 13.6742, 4.9774) |
| Luminance | 0.1367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.48
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.49
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.88
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.59
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 6.01
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73D36 #36B0B7
analogous
#B73670 #B73D36 #B77E36
triadic
#B73D36 #36B73D #3D36B7
tetradic
#B73D36 #70B736 #36B0B7 #7E36B7
square
#B73D36 #70B736 #36B0B7 #7E36B7
split-complementary
#B73D36 #36B77E #3670B7
monochromatic
#581D1A #882D28 #B73D36 #CF625B #DD8F8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.62
#B73D36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#B73D36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73D36
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73D36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73D36 | 1.00 | 5.62 | 3.73 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5734
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7132
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91C3C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73d36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 61, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.159 27.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4796d',
500: '#b73d36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73d36; $custom-light: #d4796d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73d36",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 61,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.256,
"s": 54.43,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53391,
"c": 0.15896,
"h": 27.1
},
"luminance": 0.13671
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73D36
secondary
#82C3C7
accent
#D6DE4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A