#B8323D#B8323D
#B8323D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.170 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8323D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 50, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 66.8%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.48, 53.78, 25.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.48, 59.66, 25.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.5% 0.1587 0.0609) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.5% 0.17 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7524, 12.8117, 5.7415) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.54
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.14
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.86
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.39
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.57
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8323D #32B8AD
analogous
#B83280 #B8323D #B86A32
triadic
#B8323D #3DB832 #323DB8
tetradic
#B8323D #80B832 #32B8AD #6A32B8
square
#B8323D #80B832 #32B8AD #6A32B8
split-complementary
#B8323D #32B86A #3280B8
monochromatic
#58181D #88252D #B8323D #D15660 #DE868D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B8323D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B8323D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8323D
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8323D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8323D | 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)
#58523C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8323d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.170 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57472',
500: '#b8323d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8323d; $custom-light: #d57472; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8323d",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 50,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.075,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52499,
"c": 0.16994,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.12808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8323D
secondary
#7EC8C2
accent
#E1D447
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B