#B0252B#B0252B

#B0252B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.175 H 24.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0252B
RGB	rgb(176, 37, 43)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79%, 75.6%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.12, 54.78, 32.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.12, 63.61, 30.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.64% 0.159 0.0723)
OKLCH	oklch(49.64% 0.175 24.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.0044, 10.7307, 3.3556)
Luminance	0.1073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0252B #25B0AA

analogous

#B02571 #B0252B #B06525

triadic

#B0252B #2BB025 #252BB0

tetradic

#B0252B #71B025 #25B0AA #6525B0

square

#B0252B #71B025 #25B0AA #6525B0

split-complementary

#B0252B #25B065 #2571B0

monochromatic

#4B1012 #7D1A1F #B0252B #D63C43 #E16F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#B0252B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#B0252B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0252B

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0252B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0252B	1.00	6.68	3.15	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0252b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 37, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.175 24.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d64',
    500: '#b0252b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0252b;
$custom-light: #d06d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0252b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.41,
    "s": 65.258,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49642,
    "c": 0.17463,
    "h": 24.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0252B

secondary

#6AC7C3

accent

#E8E140

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0252B

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

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