#B82C36#B82C36
#B82C36 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.176 H 22.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B82C36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 44, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.1%, 70.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.63, 55.48, 29.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.63, 62.62, 27.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.83% 0.1626 0.067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.83% 0.176 22.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3361, 12.2613, 4.7325) |
| Luminance | 0.1226 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.78
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.93
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.51
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.06
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.46
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B82C36 #2CB8AE
analogous
#B82C7C #B82C36 #B8682C
triadic
#B82C36 #36B82C #2C36B8
tetradic
#B82C36 #7CB82C #2CB8AE #682CB8
square
#B82C36 #7CB82C #2CB8AE #682CB8
split-complementary
#B82C36 #2CB868 #2C7CB8
monochromatic
#551419 #872028 #B82C36 #D44D56 #E07E85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.08
#B82C36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#B82C36 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B82C36
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B82C36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B82C36 | 1.00 | 6.08 | 3.45 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564F35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786D31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b82c36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 44, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.176 22.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6716d',
500: '#b82c36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b82c36; $custom-light: #d6716d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b82c36",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 44,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.714,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51832,
"c": 0.17582,
"h": 22.4
},
"luminance": 0.12258
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B82C36
secondary
#77C9C3
accent
#E5D943
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160807
muted
#847B7A