#B73D3E#B73D3E
#B73D3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.158 H 23.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B73D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 61, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 50%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 66.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.88, 49.21, 26.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.88, 56.09, 28.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.52% 0.1445 0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.52% 0.158 23.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0689, 13.7557, 6.0495) |
| Luminance | 0.1375 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.04
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.25
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.86
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.41
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.51
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B73D3E #3DB7B6
analogous
#B73D7B #B73D3E #B7793D
triadic
#B73D3E #3EB73D #3D3EB7
tetradic
#B73D3E #7BB73D #3DB7B6 #793DB7
square
#B73D3E #7BB73D #3DB7B6 #793DB7
split-complementary
#B73D3E #3DB779 #3D7BB7
monochromatic
#5B1E1F #892E2E #B73D3E #CC6566 #DB9394
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.60
#B73D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.75
#B73D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B73D3E
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B73D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B73D3E | 1.00 | 5.60 | 3.75 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E573D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C713B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C91F3F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b73d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 61, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.158 23.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47973',
500: '#b73d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b73d3e; $custom-light: #d47973; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b73d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 61,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.508,
"s": 50,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53517,
"c": 0.15783,
"h": 23.7
},
"luminance": 0.13753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B73D3E
secondary
#89C6C6
accent
#DAD84E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150A08
muted
#837C7B