#B83237#B83237

#B83237 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.170 H 23.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83237
RGB	rgb(184, 50, 55)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 73%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 70.1%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.38, 53.46, 29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.38, 60.99, 28.76°)
OKLab	oklab(52.4% 0.1564 0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(52.4% 0.17 23.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.5997, 12.7506, 4.9375)
Luminance	0.1275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83237 #32B8B3

analogous

#B8327A #B83237 #B87032

triadic

#B83237 #37B832 #3237B8

tetradic

#B83237 #7AB832 #32B8B3 #7032B8

square

#B83237 #7AB832 #32B8B3 #7032B8

split-complementary

#B83237 #32B870 #327AB8

monochromatic

#58181A #882529 #B83237 #D1565B #DE868A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#B83237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B83237 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83237

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83237	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)

#595236

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F33

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA0035

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.170 23.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5746e',
    500: '#b83237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83237;
$custom-light: #d5746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.761,
    "s": 57.265,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.524,
    "c": 0.17045,
    "h": 23.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83237

secondary

#7EC8C5

accent

#E1DB47

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83237

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

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