#B8323E#B8323E
#B8323E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.170 H 20.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8323E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 50, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 57%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 73%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.8%, 66.3%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.49, 53.83, 25.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.49, 59.46, 25.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.52% 0.1591 0.0597) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.52% 0.17 20.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7796, 12.8226, 5.8847) |
| Luminance | 0.1282 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.51
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.33
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.95
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.47
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.47
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8323E #32B8AC
analogous
#B83281 #B8323E #B86932
triadic
#B8323E #3EB832 #323EB8
tetradic
#B8323E #81B832 #32B8AC #6932B8
square
#B8323E #81B832 #32B8AC #6932B8
split-complementary
#B8323E #32B869 #3281B8
monochromatic
#58181E #88252E #B8323E #D15661 #DE868E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.89
#B8323E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B8323E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8323E
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8323E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8323E | 1.00 | 5.89 | 3.56 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#58523D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#796F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0038
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8323e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 50, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.170 20.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57473',
500: '#b8323e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8323e; $custom-light: #d57473; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8323e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 50,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.627,
"s": 57.265,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52517,
"c": 0.16988,
"h": 20.6
},
"luminance": 0.12819
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8323E
secondary
#7EC8C1
accent
#E1D347
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B