#B83D3D

Accessibility

5.57:1

Vs white / black

5.57:1 · 3.77:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#b83d3d

RGB

rgb(184, 61, 61)

RGBA

rgba(184, 61, 61, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 50%, 48%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 50%, 48%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 67%, 72%)

LAB

lab(44.04% 49.49 27.77)

LCH

lch(44.04% 56.75 29.3)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5367 0.145 0.0652)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5367 0.159 24.21)

XYZ

xyz(22.28, 13.87, 5.92)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 67%, 67%, 28%)

CSS

color: #b83d3d;

CSS variable

--color-b83d3d: #b83d3d;

SCSS

$color-b83d3d: #b83d3d;

JavaScript

const color = "#b83d3d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#b83d3d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#b83d3d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#b83d3d", "rgb": { "r": 184, "g": 61, "b": 61 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5367 0.159 24.21)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#b83d3d-1: #b83d3d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

rose-700

Very different · ΔE 6.48 · #BE123C

Nearest CSS named color

Brown

Very different · ΔE 5.96 · #A52A2A

Nearest Material color

red-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.94 · #C62828

Nearest Bootstrap color

danger

Very different · ΔE 6.97 · #DC3545

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ffdcd5 100ffcdc5 200ffb4ac 300ff9790 400f5746f 500d55855 600b44846 700923735 800722726 900531818 950370407

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f9efef f3dfdf edcfcf e7bebe e1aeae dc9e9e d68e8e d07e7e ca6e6e c45d5d be4d4d b83d3d a93838 993333 8a2e2e 7b2929 6b2424 5c1f1f 4d1919 3d1414 2e0f0f 1f0a0a 0f0505

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f9efef f3dfdf edcfcf e7bebe e1aeae dc9e9e d68e8e d07e7e ca6e6e c45d5d be4d4d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

a93838 993333 8a2e2e 7b2929 6b2424 5c1f1f 4d1919 3d1414 2e0f0f 1f0a0a 0f0505

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b34343 af4848 aa4e4e a55353 a15959 9c5f5f 976464 936a6a 8e6f6f 897575 857a7a

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#B83D3DStop 1 #3DB8B8Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#B83D7AStop 1 #B83D3DStop 2 #B87A3DStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#B83D3DStop 1 #3DB83DStop 2 #3D3DB8Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#B83D3DStop 1 #3DB87AStop 2 #3D7AB8Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#4D1A1AStop 1 #862D2DStop 2 #BF4040Stop 3 #D27979Stop 4 #E6B3B3Stop 5

Using this color

Where #b83d3d works

#B83D3D (#b83d3d) sits in the red family at about 0° hue, 50% saturation, and 48% lightness. Contrast is 5.57:1 on white and 3.77:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: rose-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #b83d3d is 3.77:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Spectrum #B84032#B84032 Web Safe #CC3333#CC3333 Fluent Red#D13438 Material Red 800#C62828 Pomegranate#C0392B Web Safe #CC0033#CC0033 Spectrum #9D4943#9D4943 Spectrum #B7564E#B7564E Material Red 700#D32F2F Brown#A52A2A FireBrick#B22222 Chi-Gong#D63031