#B83042#B83042

#B83042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.172 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83042
RGB	rgb(184, 48, 66)
HSL	hsl(352, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(352, 74%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 73.9%, 64.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.31, 54.78, 22.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.31, 59.23, 22.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1629 0.054)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.172 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8098, 12.7008, 6.4563)
Luminance	0.1270 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83042 #30B8A6

analogous

#B83086 #B83042 #B86230

triadic

#B83042 #42B830 #3042B8

tetradic

#B83042 #86B830 #30B8A6 #6230B8

square

#B83042 #86B830 #30B8A6 #6230B8

split-complementary

#B83042 #30B862 #3086B8

monochromatic

#57171F #872331 #B83042 #D25364 #DF8490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.93

#B83042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.54

#B83042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83042

5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83042	1.00	5.93	3.54	5.93
#FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA0038

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 48, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.172 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d57376',
    500: '#b83042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83042;
$custom-light: #d57376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 48,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.059,
    "s": 58.621,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52401,
    "c": 0.1716,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12698
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83042

secondary

#7CC8BE

accent

#E2CD46

background

#FEF7F7

surface

#FCEDED

border

#D5C8C8

text

#160908

muted

#847B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83042

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

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