#B8323B#B8323B
#B8323B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.170 H 21.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8323B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 50, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(356, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(356, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 67.9%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.45, 53.67, 27.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.45, 60.08, 26.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.47% 0.1579 0.0633) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.47% 0.17 21.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6995, 12.7906, 5.4630) |
| Luminance | 0.1279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.84
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.74
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.77
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8323B #32B8AF
analogous
#B8327E #B8323B #B86C32
triadic
#B8323B #3BB832 #323BB8
tetradic
#B8323B #7EB832 #32B8AF #6C32B8
square
#B8323B #7EB832 #32B8AF #6C32B8
split-complementary
#B8323B #32B86C #327EB8
monochromatic
#58181C #88252C #B8323B #D1565E #DE868C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B8323B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B8323B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8323B
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8323B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8323B | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58523A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6F37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8323b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.170 21.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57471',
500: '#b8323b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8323b; $custom-light: #d57471; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8323b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 50,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.97,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52465,
"c": 0.17009,
"h": 21.8
},
"luminance": 0.12787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8323B
secondary
#7EC8C3
accent
#E1D647
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A