#B2252D#B2252D

#B2252D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.176 H 23.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2252D
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 45)
HSL	hsl(357, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(357, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 74.7%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.55, 55.45, 31.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.55, 63.89, 29.78°)
OKLab	oklab(50.04% 0.1613 0.0714)
OKLCH	oklch(50.04% 0.176 23.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.4976, 10.9807, 3.5750)
Luminance	0.1098 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2252D #25B2AA

analogous

#B22573 #B2252D #B26425

triadic

#B2252D #2DB225 #252DB2

tetradic

#B2252D #73B225 #25B2AA #6425B2

square

#B2252D #73B225 #25B2AA #6425B2

split-complementary

#B2252D #25B264 #2573B2

monochromatic

#4D1013 #7F1A20 #B2252D #D73D46 #E17077

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#B2252D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B2252D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2252D

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2252D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2252D	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514A2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746828

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2252d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.176 23.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d66',
    500: '#b2252d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2252d;
$custom-light: #d26d66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2252d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.596,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50036,
    "c": 0.17636,
    "h": 23.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10978
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2252D

secondary

#6BC8C3

accent

#E9DF3F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2252D

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

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