#B93638#B93638
#B93638 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.168 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B93638 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 54, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 70.8%, 69.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.12, 52.35, 29.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.12, 60.17, 29.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.99% 0.1529 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.99% 0.168 24.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0430, 13.2414, 5.1358) |
| Luminance | 0.1324 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.90
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 3.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.94
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.57
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.74
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B93638 #36B9B7
analogous
#B9367A #B93638 #B97636
triadic
#B93638 #38B936 #3638B9
tetradic
#B93638 #7AB936 #36B9B7 #7636B9
square
#B93638 #7AB936 #36B9B7 #7636B9
split-complementary
#B93638 #36B976 #367AB9
monochromatic
#5A1A1B #8A282A #B93638 #D05D5E #DD8C8D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.76
#B93638 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.65
#B93638 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B93638
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B93638 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B93638 | 1.00 | 5.76 | 3.65 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5437
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C7034
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB0738
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b93638; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 54, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.168 24.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6766e',
500: '#b93638',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b93638; $custom-light: #d6766e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b93638",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 54,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.084,
"s": 54.812,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5299,
"c": 0.16764,
"h": 24.2
},
"luminance": 0.13238
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B93638
secondary
#83C8C7
accent
#DEDC4A
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A