#B8372E#B8372E
#B8372E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.8% C 0.167 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8372E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 55, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.1%, 75%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.95, 51.17, 35.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.95, 62.15, 34.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.78% 0.1472 0.0789) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.78% 0.167 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6289, 13.1232, 3.9784) |
| Luminance | 0.1312 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.70
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.03
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.72
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.82
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.23
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8372E #2EAFB8
analogous
#B82E6A #B8372E #B87C2E
triadic
#B8372E #2EB837 #372EB8
tetradic
#B8372E #6AB82E #2EAFB8 #7C2EB8
square
#B8372E #6AB82E #2EAFB8 #7C2EB8
split-complementary
#B8372E #2EB87C #2E6AB8
monochromatic
#561A16 #872822 #B8372E #D35950 #DF8781
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.79
#B8372E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.62
#B8372E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8372E
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8372E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8372E | 1.00 | 5.79 | 3.62 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C542C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7029
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0736
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8372e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 55, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.8% 0.167 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67667',
500: '#b8372e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8372e; $custom-light: #d67667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8372e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 55,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 3.913,
"s": 60,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52782,
"c": 0.16705,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.1312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8372E
secondary
#79C3C8
accent
#D9E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A