#B83429#B83429
#B83429 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.171 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83429 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 52, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.7%, 77.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.48, 52.12, 37.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.48, 64.25, 35.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.41% 0.1492 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.41% 0.171 29) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3979, 12.8097, 3.4432) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.32
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.25
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.95
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.07
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.32
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83429 #29ADB8
analogous
#B82966 #B83429 #B87C29
triadic
#B83429 #29B834 #3429B8
tetradic
#B83429 #66B829 #29ADB8 #7C29B8
square
#B83429 #66B829 #29ADB8 #7C29B8
split-complementary
#B83429 #29B87C #2966B8
monochromatic
#541813 #86261E #B83429 #D65348 #E1827A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B83429 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B83429 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83429
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83429 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83429 | 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)
#5B5226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83429; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 52, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.171 29.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67464',
500: '#b83429',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83429; $custom-light: #d67464; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83429",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 52,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.615,
"s": 63.556,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5241,
"c": 0.17053,
"h": 29
},
"luminance": 0.12806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83429
secondary
#73C3C9
accent
#DAE741
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A