#B2252A#B2252A

#B2252A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.177 H 24.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2252A
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 42)
HSL	hsl(358, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(358, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 76.4%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.51, 55.33, 33.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.51, 64.67, 31.17°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.1602 0.0744)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.177 24.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4419, 10.9584, 3.2815)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2252A #25B2AD

analogous

#B22571 #B2252A #B26625

triadic

#B2252A #2AB225 #252AB2

tetradic

#B2252A #71B225 #25B2AD #6625B2

square

#B2252A #71B225 #25B2AD #6625B2

split-complementary

#B2252A #25B266 #2571B2

monochromatic

#4D1012 #7F1A1E #B2252A #D73D43 #E17074

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#B2252A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#B2252A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2252A

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2252A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2252A	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746824

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2252a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.177 24.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d64',
    500: '#b2252a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2252a;
$custom-light: #d26d64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2252a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.872,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49996,
    "c": 0.17667,
    "h": 24.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2252A

secondary

#6BC8C5

accent

#E9E33F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2252A

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

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