#B8403E#B8403E
#B8403E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.156 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8403E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 64, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 50%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 66%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 65.2%, 66.3%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.53, 48.27, 27.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.53, 55.69, 29.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.04% 0.1414 0.0654) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.04% 0.156 24.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4723, 14.2081, 6.1156) |
| Luminance | 0.1421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 0.68
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.61
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.02
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.13
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.96
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8403E #3EB6B8
analogous
#B83E79 #B8403E #B87D3E
triadic
#B8403E #3EB840 #403EB8
tetradic
#B8403E #79B83E #3EB6B8 #7D3EB8
square
#B8403E #79B83E #3EB6B8 #7D3EB8
split-complementary
#B8403E #3EB87D #3E79B8
monochromatic
#5C201F #8A302F #B8403E #CC6967 #DB9695
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#B8403E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#B8403E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B8403E
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8403E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8403E | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#60593D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E733B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA2441
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8403e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 64, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.156 24.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47b73',
500: '#b8403e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8403e; $custom-light: #d47b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8403e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 64,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.984,
"s": 49.593,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54037,
"c": 0.15578,
"h": 24.8
},
"luminance": 0.14205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8403E
secondary
#8BC6C7
accent
#D7D94F
background
#FEF7F7
surface
#FCEEED
border
#D5C9C8
text
#160A08
muted
#847C7B