#B83129#B83129
#B83129 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.173 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83129 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 49, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73.4%, 77.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.08, 53.22, 37.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.08, 64.90, 34.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.11% 0.1526 0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.11% 0.173 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2682, 12.5504, 3.4000) |
| Luminance | 0.1255 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.77
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.80
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.83
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.91
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.05
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83129 #29B0B8
analogous
#B82968 #B83129 #B87929
triadic
#B83129 #29B831 #3129B8
tetradic
#B83129 #68B829 #29B0B8 #7929B8
square
#B83129 #68B829 #29B0B8 #7929B8
split-complementary
#B83129 #29B879 #2968B8
monochromatic
#541613 #86241E #B83129 #D65048 #E1807A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.98
#B83129 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#B83129 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83129
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83129 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83129 | 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)
#595027
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83129; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 49, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.173 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67364',
500: '#b83129',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83129; $custom-light: #d67364; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83129",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 49,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.357,
"s": 63.556,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52114,
"c": 0.17311,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.12547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83129
secondary
#73C5C9
accent
#DDE741
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FDEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A