#B0252C#B0252C

#B0252C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.175 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0252C
RGB	rgb(176, 37, 44)
HSL	hsl(357, 65%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79%, 75%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.14, 54.82, 31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.14, 63.35, 30.08°)
OKLab	oklab(49.66% 0.1593 0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(49.66% 0.175 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.0229, 10.7381, 3.4534)
Luminance	0.1074 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0252C #25B0A9

analogous

#B02572 #B0252C #B06325

triadic

#B0252C #2CB025 #252CB0

tetradic

#B0252C #72B025 #25B0A9 #6325B0

square

#B0252C #72B025 #25B0A9 #6325B0

split-complementary

#B0252C #25B063 #2572B0

monochromatic

#4B1013 #7D1A1F #B0252C #D63C44 #E16F74

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.67

#B0252C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15

#B0252C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0252C

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0252C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0252C	1.00	6.67	3.15	6.67
#FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50492B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726727

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C20029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0252c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 37, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.175 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06d65',
    500: '#b0252c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0252c;
$custom-light: #d06d65;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0252c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.978,
    "s": 65.258,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49655,
    "c": 0.17453,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0252C

secondary

#6AC7C3

accent

#E8E040

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0252C

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

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