#B8372A#B8372A
#B8372A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.168 H 29.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8372A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 55, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 77.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.90, 51.01, 37.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.90, 63.30, 36.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.73% 0.1459 0.0827) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.73% 0.168 29.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5537, 13.0931, 3.5824) |
| Luminance | 0.1309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.86
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.01
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.08
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.39
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8372A #2AABB8
analogous
#B82A64 #B8372A #B87E2A
triadic
#B8372A #2AB837 #372AB8
tetradic
#B8372A #64B82A #2AABB8 #7E2AB8
square
#B8372A #64B82A #2AABB8 #7E2AB8
split-complementary
#B8372A #2AB87E #2A64B8
monochromatic
#541913 #86281F #B8372A #D6564A #E1857B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#B8372A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B8372A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8372A
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8372A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8372A | 1.00 | 5.80 | 3.62 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7025
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0535
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8372a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 55, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.168 29.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67664',
500: '#b8372a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8372a; $custom-light: #d67664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8372a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 55,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.493,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52734,
"c": 0.1677,
"h": 29.5
},
"luminance": 0.1309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8372A
secondary
#75C1C9
accent
#D7E642
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A