#B83B29#B83B29
#B83B29 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.164 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83B29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 59, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 77.7%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.48, 49.37, 38.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.48, 62.69, 38.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.16% 0.1406 0.0849) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.16% 0.164 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7338, 13.4816, 3.5552) |
| Luminance | 0.1348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.89
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.12
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.25
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.50
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.65
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83B29 #29A6B8
analogous
#B8295F #B83B29 #B88329
triadic
#B83B29 #29B83B #3B29B8
tetradic
#B83B29 #5FB829 #29A6B8 #8329B8
square
#B83B29 #5FB829 #29A6B8 #8329B8
split-complementary
#B83B29 #29B883 #295FB8
monochromatic
#541B13 #862B1E #B83B29 #D65A48 #E1877A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B83B29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#B83B29 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83B29
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83B29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83B29 | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.70 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F5526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7124
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB1338
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83b29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 59, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.164 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67864',
500: '#b83b29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83b29; $custom-light: #d67864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83b29",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 59,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.552,
"s": 63.556,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53163,
"c": 0.16423,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.13478
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83B29
secondary
#73BFC9
accent
#D2E741
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A