#B2252E#B2252E

#B2252E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.176 H 23.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2252E
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 46)
HSL	hsl(356, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(356, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 74.2%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 55.49, 31.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 63.64, 29.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.05% 0.1616 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(50.05% 0.176 23.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.5171, 10.9885, 3.6776)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2252E #25B2A9

analogous

#B22575 #B2252E #B26225

triadic

#B2252E #2EB225 #252EB2

tetradic

#B2252E #75B225 #25B2A9 #6225B2

square

#B2252E #75B225 #25B2A9 #6225B2

split-complementary

#B2252E #25B262 #2575B2

monochromatic

#4D1014 #7F1A21 #B2252E #D73D47 #E17077

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#B2252E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B2252E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2252E

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2252E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2252E	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)

#514A2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746829

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2252e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.176 23.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26d67',
    500: '#b2252e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2252e;
$custom-light: #d26d67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2252e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 356.17,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5005,
    "c": 0.17627,
    "h": 23.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2252E

secondary

#6BC8C2

accent

#E9DE3F

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2252E

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

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