#B83036#B83036

#B83036 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.172 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83036
RGB	rgb(184, 48, 54)
HSL	hsl(357, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 70.7%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.11, 54.12, 29.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.11, 61.70, 28.69°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.1583 0.0683)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.172 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.4924, 12.5739, 4.7846)
Luminance	0.1257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83036 #30B8B2

analogous

#B8307A #B83036 #B86E30

triadic

#B83036 #36B830 #3036B8

tetradic

#B83036 #7AB830 #30B8B2 #6E30B8

square

#B83036 #7AB830 #30B8B2 #6E30B8

split-complementary

#B83036 #30B86E #307AB8

monochromatic

#57171A #872328 #B83036 #D25359 #DF8488

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#B83036 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#B83036 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83036

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83036	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83036	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6E32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA0034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83036;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 48, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.172 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5736d',
    500: '#b83036',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83036;
$custom-light: #d5736d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83036",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.353,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52193,
    "c": 0.17235,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83036

secondary

#7CC8C5

accent

#E2DB46

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83036

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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