#B8353C#B8353C
#B8353C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.167 H 22.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8353C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 53, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 55%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 71%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 71.2%, 67.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.86, 52.62, 26.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.86, 59.10, 27.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.78% 0.1548 0.0632) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.78% 0.167 22.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8582, 13.0660, 5.6451) |
| Luminance | 0.1306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.34
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.05
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.19
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.33
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.45
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8353C #35B8B1
analogous
#B8357E #B8353C #B87035
triadic
#B8353C #3CB835 #353CB8
tetradic
#B8353C #7EB835 #35B8B1 #7035B8
square
#B8353C #7EB835 #35B8B1 #7035B8
split-complementary
#B8353C #35B870 #357EB8
monochromatic
#591A1D #88272D #B8353C #D05B61 #DD8A8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.81
#B8353C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.61
#B8353C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8353C
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8353C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8353C | 1.00 | 5.81 | 3.61 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A533B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA0739
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8353c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 53, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.167 22.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57571',
500: '#b8353c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8353c; $custom-light: #d57571; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8353c",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 53,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.794,
"s": 55.274,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5278,
"c": 0.16715,
"h": 22.2
},
"luminance": 0.13063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8353C
secondary
#81C7C4
accent
#DFD749
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A