#B83C2A#B83C2A
#B83C2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.163 H 31.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 60, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(8, 63%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(8, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 77.2%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.64, 49.00, 38.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.64, 62.16, 37.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.29% 0.1396 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.29% 0.163 31.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8034, 13.5925, 3.6656) |
| Luminance | 0.1359 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.02
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.21
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.41
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.59
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.74
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83C2A #2AA6B8
analogous
#B82A5F #B83C2A #B8832A
triadic
#B83C2A #2AB83C #3C2AB8
tetradic
#B83C2A #5FB82A #2AA6B8 #832AB8
square
#B83C2A #5FB82A #2AA6B8 #832AB8
split-complementary
#B83C2A #2AB883 #2A5FB8
monochromatic
#541C13 #862C1F #B83C2A #D65B4A #E1887B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.65
#B83C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.72
#B83C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83C2A
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83C2A | 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)
#605627
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7125
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB1639
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 60, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.163 31.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67965',
500: '#b83c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83c2a; $custom-light: #d67965; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 60,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.606,
"s": 62.832,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53288,
"c": 0.16312,
"h": 31.1
},
"luminance": 0.13589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83C2A
secondary
#75BEC9
accent
#D1E642
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A