#B83C43#B83C43
#B83C43 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.138; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.159 H 21.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83C43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 60, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(357, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(357, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 63.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.99, 50.26, 24.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.99, 55.74, 25.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.1487 0.0577) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.159 21.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3984, 13.8305, 6.7992) |
| Luminance | 0.1383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 2.25
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 2.85
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.76
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.09
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.36
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83C43 #3CB8B1
analogous
#B83C81 #B83C43 #B8733C
triadic
#B83C43 #43B83C #3C43B8
tetradic
#B83C43 #81B83C #3CB8B1 #733CB8
square
#B83C43 #81B83C #3CB8B1 #733CB8
split-complementary
#B83C43 #3CB873 #3C81B8
monochromatic
#5C1E21 #8A2D32 #B83C43 #CD656A #DC9397
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.58
#B83C43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.77
#B83C43 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83C43
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83C43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83C43 | 1.00 | 5.58 | 3.77 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5742
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7240
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA1E40
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83c43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 60, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.159 21.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47977',
500: '#b83c43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83c43; $custom-light: #d47977; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83c43",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 60,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 356.613,
"s": 50.82,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53659,
"c": 0.15947,
"h": 21.2
},
"luminance": 0.13827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83C43
secondary
#89C7C3
accent
#DAD24D
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150A08
muted
#837C7B