#B83949#B83949

#B83949 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.162 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B83949
RGB	rgb(184, 57, 73)
HSL	hsl(352, 53%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(352, 69%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 69%, 60.3%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.65, 51.87, 19.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.65, 55.59, 21.07°)
OKLab	oklab(53.45% 0.1549 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(53.45% 0.162 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.4351, 13.6008, 7.7459)
Luminance	0.1360 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B83949 #39B8A8

analogous

#B83989 #B83949 #B86939

triadic

#B83949 #49B839 #3949B8

tetradic

#B83949 #89B839 #39B8A8 #6939B8

square

#B83949 #89B839 #39B8A8 #6939B8

split-complementary

#B83949 #39B869 #3989B8

monochromatic

#5B1C24 #892B36 #B83949 #CE606E #DC8F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.65

#B83949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.72

#B83949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B83949

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B83949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B83949	1.00	5.65	3.72	5.65
#FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5A5649

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7146

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C91A40

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b83949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 57, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.162 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4787b',
    500: '#b83949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b83949;
$custom-light: #d4787b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b83949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 184,
    "g": 57,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.441,
    "s": 52.697,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53445,
    "c": 0.16241,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.13598
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B83949

secondary

#86C7BF

accent

#DCCA4C

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEEED

border

#D4C9C8

text

#150909

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B83949

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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