#B0272B#B0272B

#B0272B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.173 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0272B
RGB	rgb(176, 39, 43)
HSL	hsl(358, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.8%, 75.6%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.34, 54.16, 32.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.34, 63.21, 31.03°)
OKLab	oklab(49.8% 0.157 0.0729)
OKLCH	oklch(49.8% 0.173 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.0683, 10.8586, 3.3769)
Luminance	0.1086 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0272B #27B0AC

analogous

#B02770 #B0272B #B06727

triadic

#B0272B #2BB027 #272BB0

tetradic

#B0272B #70B027 #27B0AC #6727B0

square

#B0272B #70B027 #27B0AC #6727B0

split-complementary

#B0272B #27B067 #2770B0

monochromatic

#4C1113 #7E1C1F #B0272B #D54044 #E07275

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#B0272B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#B0272B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0272B

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0272B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0272B	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736726

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C2002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0272b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 39, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.173 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d06e64',
    500: '#b0272b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0272b;
$custom-light: #d06e64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0272b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.248,
    "s": 63.721,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49804,
    "c": 0.17309,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10856
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0272B

secondary

#6CC7C4

accent

#E7E241

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0272B

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

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