#B8372C#B8372C
#B8372C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.167 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8372C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 55, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 76.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.93, 51.09, 36.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.93, 62.72, 35.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.76% 0.1466 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.76% 0.167 28.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5904, 13.1078, 3.7756) |
| Luminance | 0.1310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.73
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.55
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.75
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.10
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.18
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8372C #2CADB8
analogous
#B82C67 #B8372C #B87D2C
triadic
#B8372C #2CB837 #372CB8
tetradic
#B8372C #67B82C #2CADB8 #7D2CB8
square
#B8372C #67B82C #2CADB8 #7D2CB8
split-complementary
#B8372C #2CB87D #2C67B8
monochromatic
#551914 #872820 #B8372C #D4574D #E0867E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.80
#B8372C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B8372C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8372C
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8372C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8372C | 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)
#5C532A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7027
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0636
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8372c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 55, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.167 28.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67666',
500: '#b8372c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8372c; $custom-light: #d67666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8372c",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 55,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.714,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52758,
"c": 0.16737,
"h": 28.9
},
"luminance": 0.13105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8372C
secondary
#77C2C9
accent
#D8E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A