#B83039#B83039
#B83039 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.172 H 22.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83039 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 48, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 69%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.16, 54.27, 27.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.16, 61.01, 27.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.24% 0.1594 0.0649) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.24% 0.172 22.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5650, 12.6029, 5.1672) |
| Luminance | 0.1260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.73
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.02
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.44
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.19
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.91
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83039 #30B8AF
analogous
#B8307D #B83039 #B86B30
triadic
#B83039 #39B830 #3039B8
tetradic
#B83039 #7DB830 #30B8AF #6B30B8
square
#B83039 #7DB830 #30B8AF #6B30B8
split-complementary
#B83039 #30B86B #307DB8
monochromatic
#57171B #87232A #B83039 #D2535B #DF848A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#B83039 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#B83039 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83039
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83039 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83039 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#575138
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796E35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83039; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 48, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.172 22.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5736f',
500: '#b83039',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83039; $custom-light: #d5736f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83039",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 48,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.029,
"s": 58.621,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52241,
"c": 0.17208,
"h": 22.1
},
"luminance": 0.126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83039
secondary
#7CC8C3
accent
#E2D846
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A