#B8372B#B8372B
#B8372B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.168 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8372B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 55, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 76.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.91, 51.05, 36.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.91, 63.01, 35.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.75% 0.1462 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.75% 0.168 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5719, 13.1004, 3.6778) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.78
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.75
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.82
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.09
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.30
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8372B #2BACB8
analogous
#B82B66 #B8372B #B87D2B
triadic
#B8372B #2BB837 #372BB8
tetradic
#B8372B #66B82B #2BACB8 #7D2BB8
square
#B8372B #66B82B #2BACB8 #7D2BB8
split-complementary
#B8372B #2BB87D #2B66B8
monochromatic
#551914 #86281F #B8372B #D5574B #E1857D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#B8372B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B8372B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8372B
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8372B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8372B | 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)
#5D5329
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7026
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0535
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8372b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 55, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.168 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67665',
500: '#b8372b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8372b; $custom-light: #d67665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8372b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 55,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.106,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52746,
"c": 0.16753,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.13097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8372B
secondary
#76C2C9
accent
#D7E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A