#B83D2C#B83D2C
#B83D2C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.162 H 30.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B83D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 61, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(7, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(7, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 66.8%, 76.1%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.82, 48.66, 37.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.82, 61.34, 37.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.43% 0.139 0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.43% 0.162 30.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8930, 13.7129, 3.8764) |
| Luminance | 0.1371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 5.06
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.34
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.35
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.46
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.72
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B83D2C #2CA7B8
analogous
#B82C61 #B83D2C #B8832C
triadic
#B83D2C #2CB83D #3D2CB8
tetradic
#B83D2C #61B82C #2CA7B8 #832CB8
square
#B83D2C #61B82C #2CA7B8 #832CB8
split-complementary
#B83D2C #2CB883 #2C61B8
monochromatic
#551C14 #872D20 #B83D2C #D45D4D #E08A7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#B83D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#B83D2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B83D2C
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B83D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B83D2C | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#605629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA193A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b83d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 61, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.162 30.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57966',
500: '#b83d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b83d2c; $custom-light: #d57966; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b83d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 61,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 7.286,
"s": 61.404,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53427,
"c": 0.16181,
"h": 30.8
},
"luminance": 0.1371
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B83D2C
secondary
#77BFC9
accent
#D1E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A