#B83229#B83229

#B83229 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.172 H 28.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83229
RGB	rgb(184, 50, 41)
HSL	hsl(4, 64%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(4, 78%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 77.7%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.21, 52.86, 37.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.21, 64.69, 35.20°)
OKLab	oklab(52.21% 0.1515 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(52.21% 0.172 28.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3105, 12.6349, 3.4141)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83229 #29AFB8

analogous

#B82968 #B83229 #B87A29

triadic

#B83229 #29B832 #3229B8

tetradic

#B83229 #68B829 #29AFB8 #7A29B8

square

#B83229 #68B829 #29AFB8 #7A29B8

split-complementary

#B83229 #29B87A #2968B8

monochromatic

#541713 #86241E #B83229 #D65148 #E1817A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#B83229 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#B83229 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83229

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83229	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83229	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)

#5A5127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6E23

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB0031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83229;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 41);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.172 28.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d67464',
    500: '#b83229',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83229;
$custom-light: #d67464;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83229",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 41
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.776,
    "s": 63.556,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52211,
    "c": 0.17226,
    "h": 28.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83229

secondary

#73C4C9

accent

#DCE741

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FDEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160905

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83229

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

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