Skip to the color picker

#b83d35 color: Scarlet Red

#b83d35 is rgb(184, 61, 53) in RGB and oklch(53.544% 0.1602 27.533) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

4°
100%

53.5%
0.160
28°
  • Red
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Rust
  • orange-700
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.59:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.76:1Hard to read
Lc 27

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #b83d35

#b83d35 is a bright red color. In OKLCH it has 53.5% lightness, 0.16 chroma and a hue of 28°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.59:1 contrast and black text 3.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scarlet Red (#b63e36). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-700.

More medium red colors

Lighter: #b83d35 mixed with white

  1. b83d35
  2. c15349
  3. ca675d
  4. d37a70
  5. db8d84
  6. e2a098
  7. e9b3ac
  8. efc6c0
  9. f5d9d5
  10. faecea

Darker: #b83d35 mixed with black

  1. b83d35
  2. a0342d
  3. 882b25
  4. 71221d
  5. 5b1a15
  6. 45120e
  7. 310a08
  8. 1e0403
  9. 0c0101
  10. 020000

Calmer: #b83d35 with less saturation

  1. b83d35
  2. b2453c
  3. ab4b42
  4. a45148
  5. 9e564e
  6. 965b53
  7. 8f5f59
  8. 87635e
  9. 7f6763
  10. 766a68

Questions about #b83d35

What color is #b83d35?

#b83d35 is bright red. The closest named color is Scarlet Red. In RGB it is rgb(184, 61, 53), in HSL hsl(3.66, 55.27%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(53.544% 0.1602 27.533).

What colors go well with #b83d35?

The complementary color of #b83d35 is #007e8e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b13b6e and #ab5000. The triadic partners are #00852f and #4565c9.

Is white or black text more readable on #b83d35?

White text reads better on #b83d35: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and black gives 3.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #b83d35 a warm or cool color?

#b83d35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 28 degrees, its lightness 53.5% and its chroma 0.16.