#B2253B#B2253B

#B2253B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.176 H 18.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2253B
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 59)
HSL	hsl(351, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(351, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 66.9%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.76, 56.12, 23.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.76, 60.81, 22.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.26% 0.1665 0.0554)
OKLCH	oklch(50.26% 0.176 18.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.8133, 11.1069, 5.2374)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2253B #25B29C

analogous

#B22582 #B2253B #B25525

triadic

#B2253B #3BB225 #253BB2

tetradic

#B2253B #82B225 #25B29C #5525B2

square

#B2253B #82B225 #25B29C #5525B2

split-complementary

#B2253B #25B255 #2582B2

monochromatic

#4D1019 #7F1A2A #B2253B #D73D55 #E17082

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#B2253B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B2253B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2253B

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2253B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2253B	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4B3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2253b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 59);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.176 18.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e70',
    500: '#b2253b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2253b;
$custom-light: #d16e70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2253b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 59
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.638,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50261,
    "c": 0.17551,
    "h": 18.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2253B

secondary

#6BC8B9

accent

#E9CE3F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2253B

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

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