#B83236#B83236

#B83236 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.171 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83236
RGB	rgb(184, 50, 54)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 70.7%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, 53.41, 29.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 61.23, 29.26°)
OKLab	oklab(52.38% 0.156 0.0689)
OKLCH	oklch(52.38% 0.171 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.5760, 12.7411, 4.8125)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83236 #32B8B4

analogous

#B83279 #B83236 #B87132

triadic

#B83236 #36B832 #3236B8

tetradic

#B83236 #79B832 #32B8B4 #7132B8

square

#B83236 #79B832 #32B8B4 #7132B8

split-complementary

#B83236 #32B871 #3279B8

monochromatic

#58181A #882528 #B83236 #D1565A #DE8689

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#B83236 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B83236 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83236

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83236	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83236	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595235

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F32

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83236;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.171 23.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5746d',
    500: '#b83236',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83236;
$custom-light: #d5746d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83236",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.209,
    "s": 57.265,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52384,
    "c": 0.17056,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83236

secondary

#7EC8C6

accent

#E1DC47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83236

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

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