#B83B3C#B83B3C
#B83B3C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.161 H 24.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83B3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 59, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.9%, 67.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.72, 50.26, 27.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.72, 57.52, 29.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.42% 0.1473 0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.42% 0.161 24) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1491, 13.6477, 5.7421) |
| Luminance | 0.1364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.13
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.23
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.25
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.30
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.23
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83B3C #3BB8B7
analogous
#B83B7A #B83B3C #B8783B
triadic
#B83B3C #3CB83B #3B3CB8
tetradic
#B83B3C #7AB83B #3BB8B7 #783BB8
square
#B83B3C #7AB83B #3BB8B7 #783BB8
split-complementary
#B83B3C #3BB878 #3B7AB8
monochromatic
#5B1D1E #8A2C2D #B83B3C #CD6364 #DC9292
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.63
#B83B3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.73
#B83B3C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83B3C
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83B3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83B3C | 1.00 | 5.63 | 3.73 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D563B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA193D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83b3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 59, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.161 24.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57872',
500: '#b83b3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83b3c; $custom-light: #d57872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83b3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 59,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.52,
"s": 51.44,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53423,
"c": 0.1612,
"h": 24
},
"luminance": 0.13645
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83B3C
secondary
#88C7C6
accent
#DBDA4D
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A