#B83127#B83127
#B83127 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.173 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83127 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 49, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 65%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 79%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 78.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 53.15, 38.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 65.48, 35.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.09% 0.152 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.09% 0.173 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2342, 12.5368, 3.2208) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.90
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.78
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.86
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.12
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.23
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83127 #27AEB8
analogous
#B82765 #B83127 #B87927
triadic
#B83127 #27B831 #3127B8
tetradic
#B83127 #65B827 #27AEB8 #7927B8
square
#B83127 #65B827 #27AEB8 #7927B8
split-complementary
#B83127 #27B879 #2765B8
monochromatic
#531612 #86241C #B83127 #D84F45 #E27F77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B83127 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#B83127 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83127
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83127 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83127 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5024
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83127; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 49, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.173 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67362',
500: '#b83127',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83127; $custom-light: #d67362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83127",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 49,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.138,
"s": 65.022,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52091,
"c": 0.17341,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.12533
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83127
secondary
#71C4CA
accent
#DCE840
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B79