#B83228#B83228

#B83228 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.172 H 28.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83228
RGB	rgb(184, 50, 40)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 78.3%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.20, 52.82, 37.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.20, 64.98, 35.61°)
OKLab	oklab(52.2% 0.1512 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(52.2% 0.172 28.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.2933, 12.6280, 3.3233)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83228 #28AEB8

analogous

#B82866 #B83228 #B87A28

triadic

#B83228 #28B832 #3228B8

tetradic

#B83228 #66B828 #28AEB8 #7A28B8

square

#B83228 #66B828 #28AEB8 #7A28B8

split-complementary

#B83228 #28B87A #2866B8

monochromatic

#531712 #86241D #B83228 #D75046 #E28079

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#B83228 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B83228 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83228

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83228	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83228	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5125

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E22

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83228;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.172 28.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67463',
    500: '#b83228',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83228;
$custom-light: #d67463;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83228",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.167,
    "s": 64.286,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.522,
    "c": 0.17241,
    "h": 28.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83228

secondary

#72C4CA

accent

#DCE741

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83228

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

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