#B83A40#B83A40
#B83A40 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.162 H 21.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 58, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 52%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 65.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.64, 50.90, 25.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.64, 56.91, 26.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.38% 0.1501 0.0604) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.38% 0.162 21.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2079, 13.5898, 6.3032) |
| Luminance | 0.1359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.92
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.47
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.53
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.92
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83A40 #3AB8B2
analogous
#B83A7F #B83A40 #B8733A
triadic
#B83A40 #40B83A #3A40B8
tetradic
#B83A40 #7FB83A #3AB8B2 #733AB8
square
#B83A40 #7FB83A #3AB8B2 #733AB8
split-complementary
#B83A40 #3AB873 #3A7FB8
monochromatic
#5B1D20 #892B30 #B83A40 #CD6267 #DC9094
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#B83A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#B83A40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83A40
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83A40 | 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)
#5C563F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C713C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA183D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 58, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.162 21.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47874',
500: '#b83a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83a40; $custom-light: #d47874; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 58,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 357.143,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53381,
"c": 0.16181,
"h": 21.9
},
"luminance": 0.13587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83A40
secondary
#87C7C4
accent
#DCD54C
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B