#B0272A#B0272A
#B0272A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.173 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0272A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 39, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(359, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(359, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 76.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.33, 54.12, 33.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.33, 63.47, 31.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.79% 0.1567 0.0739) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.79% 0.173 25.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0502, 10.8513, 3.2815) |
| Luminance | 0.1085 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.89
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 2.07
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.94
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.22
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.40
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0272A #27B0AD
analogous
#B0276F #B0272A #B06927
triadic
#B0272A #2AB027 #272AB0
tetradic
#B0272A #6FB027 #27B0AD #6927B0
square
#B0272A #6FB027 #27B0AD #6927B0
split-complementary
#B0272A #27B069 #276FB0
monochromatic
#4C1112 #7E1C1E #B0272A #D54043 #E07274
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.63
#B0272A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.17
#B0272A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B0272A
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0272A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0272A | 1.00 | 6.63 | 3.17 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514A29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736725
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0272a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 39, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.173 25.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d06e64',
500: '#b0272a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0272a; $custom-light: #d06e64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0272a",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 39,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.686,
"s": 63.721,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49791,
"c": 0.1732,
"h": 25.2
},
"luminance": 0.10848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0272A
secondary
#6CC7C5
accent
#E7E341
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B7A