#B2253C#B2253C

#B2253C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.175 H 18.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B2253C
RGB	rgb(178, 37, 60)
HSL	hsl(350, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(350, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.2%, 66.3%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 56.18, 22.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 60.63, 22.09°)
OKLab	oklab(50.28% 0.1669 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(50.28% 0.176 18)
XYZ	xyz(19.8395, 11.1174, 5.3753)
Luminance	0.1111 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B2253C #25B29B

analogous

#B22582 #B2253C #B25525

triadic

#B2253C #3CB225 #253CB2

tetradic

#B2253C #82B225 #25B29B #5525B2

square

#B2253C #82B225 #25B29B #5525B2

split-complementary

#B2253C #25B255 #2582B2

monochromatic

#4D101A #7F1A2B #B2253C #D73D56 #E17083

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#B2253C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B2253C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B2253C

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B2253C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B2253C	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)

#4F4B3C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726838

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b2253c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 37, 60);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.175 18.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e71',
    500: '#b2253c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b2253c;
$custom-light: #d16e71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b2253c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 178,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 60
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.213,
    "s": 65.581,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5028,
    "c": 0.1755,
    "h": 18
  },
  "luminance": 0.11114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B2253C

secondary

#6BC8B9

accent

#E9CD3F

background

#FDF7F6

surface

#FBEDEC

border

#D4C8C7

text

#150807

muted

#837B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B2253C

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

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