#B8352D#B8352D
#B8352D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.6% C 0.169 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8352D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 53, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(3, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(3, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 75.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.66, 51.90, 35.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.66, 62.89, 34.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.56% 0.1493 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.56% 0.169 27.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5164, 12.9293, 3.8448) |
| Luminance | 0.1293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.37
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.15
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.50
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.91
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.99
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8352D #2DB0B8
analogous
#B82D6B #B8352D #B87A2D
triadic
#B8352D #2DB835 #352DB8
tetradic
#B8352D #6BB82D #2DB0B8 #7A2DB8
square
#B8352D #6BB82D #2DB0B8 #7A2DB8
split-complementary
#B8352D #2DB87A #2D6BB8
monochromatic
#561915 #872721 #B8352D #D4564E #E08580
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#B8352D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#B8352D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8352D
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8352D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8352D | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.59 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B532B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8352d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 53, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.6% 0.169 27.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67567',
500: '#b8352d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8352d; $custom-light: #d67567; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8352d",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 53,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.453,
"s": 60.699,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5256,
"c": 0.16902,
"h": 27.9
},
"luminance": 0.12926
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8352D
secondary
#78C4C9
accent
#DBE444
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A