#B73D3C#B73D3C
#B73D3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.158 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73D3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 61, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 67.2%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.85, 49.09, 28.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.85, 56.56, 29.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.48% 0.1437 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.48% 0.158 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0151, 13.7341, 5.7658) |
| Luminance | 0.1373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.07
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.12
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.37
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.74
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.65
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73D3C #3CB6B7
analogous
#B73C78 #B73D3C #B77B3C
triadic
#B73D3C #3CB73D #3D3CB7
tetradic
#B73D3C #78B73C #3CB6B7 #7B3CB7
square
#B73D3C #78B73C #3CB6B7 #7B3CB7
split-complementary
#B73D3C #3CB77B #3C78B7
monochromatic
#5B1E1E #892E2D #B73D3C #CC6564 #DB9392
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#B73D3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#B73D3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73D3C
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73D3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73D3C | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.75 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E573B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91E3E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73d3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 61, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.158 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47972',
500: '#b73d3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73d3c; $custom-light: #d47972; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73d3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 61,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.488,
"s": 50.617,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53484,
"c": 0.15808,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.13731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73D3C
secondary
#88C6C6
accent
#D9DA4E
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160A07
muted
#847C7A