#B93230#B93230
#B93230 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.172 H 26.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B93230 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 50, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 59%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 74%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 73%, 74.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.48, 53.45, 33.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.48, 63.16, 32.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.47% 0.1547 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.47% 0.172 26.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6842, 12.8122, 4.1270) |
| Luminance | 0.1281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.36
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.38
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.51
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.56
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.57
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B93230 #30B7B9
analogous
#B93072 #B93230 #B97630
triadic
#B93230 #30B932 #3230B9
tetradic
#B93230 #72B930 #30B7B9 #7630B9
square
#B93230 #72B930 #30B7B9 #7630B9
split-complementary
#B93230 #30B976 #3072B9
monochromatic
#581817 #882523 #B93230 #D35654 #DF8684
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.90
#B93230 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.56
#B93230 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B93230
5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B93230 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B93230 | 1.00 | 5.90 | 3.56 | 5.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A522E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC0033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b93230; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 50, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.172 26.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77469',
500: '#b93230',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b93230; $custom-light: #d77469; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b93230",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 50,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.876,
"s": 58.798,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52473,
"c": 0.17229,
"h": 26.1
},
"luminance": 0.12809
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B93230
secondary
#7CC7C9
accent
#E0E246
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A