#B83338#B83338

#B83338 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.169 H 23.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83338
RGB	rgb(184, 51, 56)
HSL	hsl(358, 57%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(358, 72%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.3%, 69.6%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.53, 53.15, 28.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.53, 60.51, 28.55°)
OKLab	oklab(52.51% 0.1556 0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(52.51% 0.169 23.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.6672, 12.8468, 5.0794)
Luminance	0.1284 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83338 #33B8B3

analogous

#B8337A #B83338 #B87033

triadic

#B83338 #38B833 #3338B8

tetradic

#B83338 #7AB833 #33B8B3 #7033B8

square

#B83338 #7AB833 #33B8B3 #7033B8

split-complementary

#B83338 #33B870 #337AB8

monochromatic

#58181B #882629 #B83338 #D1585C #DE888B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.88

#B83338 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#B83338 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83338

5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83338	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83338	1.00	5.88	3.57	5.88
#FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#595237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A6F34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA0036

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83338;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 51, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.169 23.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5746e',
    500: '#b83338',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83338;
$custom-light: #d5746e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83338",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 51,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.744,
    "s": 56.596,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52513,
    "c": 0.16943,
    "h": 23.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12844
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83338

secondary

#7FC8C5

accent

#E0DA48

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEC

border

#D5C8C7

text

#160907

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83338

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

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