#B83B2B#B83B2B
#B83B2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.164 H 30.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83B2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 59, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 76.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.50, 49.45, 37.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.50, 62.09, 37.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.19% 0.1412 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.19% 0.164 30.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7696, 13.4959, 3.7437) |
| Luminance | 0.1349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.67
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.18
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.31
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.51
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.53
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83B2B #2BA8B8
analogous
#B82B61 #B83B2B #B8822B
triadic
#B83B2B #2BB83B #3B2BB8
tetradic
#B83B2B #61B82B #2BA8B8 #822BB8
square
#B83B2B #61B82B #2BA8B8 #822BB8
split-complementary
#B83B2B #2BB882 #2B61B8
monochromatic
#551B14 #862B1F #B83B2B #D55B4B #E1887D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#B83B2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.70
#B83B2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83B2B
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83B2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83B2B | 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)
#5F5528
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7126
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB1338
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83b2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 59, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.164 30.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67865',
500: '#b83b2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83b2b; $custom-light: #d67865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83b2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 59,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.809,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53185,
"c": 0.16387,
"h": 30.5
},
"luminance": 0.13493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83B2B
secondary
#76C0C9
accent
#D3E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A