#B0252A#B0252A

#B0252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 24.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0252A
RGB	rgb(176, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79%, 76.1%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.11, 54.74, 32.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.11, 63.87, 31.02°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.1586 0.0733)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.175 24.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.9862, 10.7234, 3.2602)
Luminance	0.1072 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0252A #25B0AB

analogous

#B02570 #B0252A #B06625

triadic

#B0252A #2AB025 #252AB0

tetradic

#B0252A #70B025 #25B0AB #6625B0

square

#B0252A #70B025 #25B0AB #6625B0

split-complementary

#B0252A #25B066 #2570B0

monochromatic

#4B1012 #7D1A1E #B0252A #D63C42 #E16F73

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#B0252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#B0252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0252A

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0252A	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504929

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736725

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 24.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d64',
    500: '#b0252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0252a;
$custom-light: #d16d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.842,
    "s": 65.258,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49629,
    "c": 0.17473,
    "h": 24.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1072
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0252A

secondary

#6AC7C4

accent

#E8E240

background

#FEF6F6

surface

#FCECEB

border

#D5C7C6

text

#160805

muted

#847A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0252A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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