#B83227#B83227

#B83227 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.173 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83227
RGB	rgb(184, 50, 39)
HSL	hsl(5, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(5, 79%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 78.8%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, 52.79, 38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 65.26, 36.02°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.1509 0.0838)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.173 29)
XYZ	xyz(21.2765, 12.6213, 3.2349)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83227 #27ADB8

analogous

#B82764 #B83227 #B87A27

triadic

#B83227 #27B832 #3227B8

tetradic

#B83227 #64B827 #27ADB8 #7A27B8

square

#B83227 #64B827 #27ADB8 #7A27B8

split-complementary

#B83227 #27B87A #2764B8

monochromatic

#531712 #86241C #B83227 #D85045 #E27F77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#B83227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#B83227 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83227

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83227	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5124

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.173 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67362',
    500: '#b83227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83227;
$custom-light: #d67362;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.552,
    "s": 65.022,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52189,
    "c": 0.17256,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.12618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83227

secondary

#71C3CA

accent

#DBE840

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83227

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

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