#B8392B#B8392B
#B8392B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.166 H 29.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8392B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 57, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 76.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.20, 50.26, 37.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.20, 62.55, 36.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.96% 0.1438 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.96% 0.166 29.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6688, 13.2943, 3.7101) |
| Luminance | 0.1329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.21
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.04
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.11
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.12
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.38
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8392B #2BAAB8
analogous
#B82B64 #B8392B #B87F2B
triadic
#B8392B #2BB839 #392BB8
tetradic
#B8392B #64B82B #2BAAB8 #7F2BB8
square
#B8392B #64B82B #2BAAB8 #7F2BB8
split-complementary
#B8392B #2BB87F #2B64B8
monochromatic
#551A14 #862A1F #B8392B #D5594B #E1877D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.74
#B8392B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.66
#B8392B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8392B
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8392B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8392B | 1.00 | 5.74 | 3.66 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5428
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7026
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0D37
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8392b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 57, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.166 29.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67765',
500: '#b8392b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8392b; $custom-light: #d67765; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8392b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 57,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.957,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52962,
"c": 0.16571,
"h": 29.8
},
"luminance": 0.13291
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8392B
secondary
#76C1C9
accent
#D5E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A