#B41B1C#B41B1C
#B41B1C is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.187 H 27.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B41B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 27, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 74%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 85%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 85%, 84.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.85, 58.08, 40.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.85, 70.98, 35.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.54% 0.1658 0.0855) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.54% 0.187 27.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.4264, 10.5743, 2.1166) |
| Luminance | 0.1057 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.18
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 1.84
Darkish Red
#A90308
ΔE00 3.95
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.11
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.91
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B41B1C #1BB4B3
analogous
#B41B68 #B41B1C #B4661B
triadic
#B41B1C #1CB41B #1B1CB4
tetradic
#B41B1C #68B41B #1BB4B3 #661BB4
square
#B41B1C #68B41B #1BB4B3 #661BB4
split-complementary
#B41B1C #1BB466 #1B68B4
monochromatic
#4A0B0B #7F1314 #B41B1C #DF2D2E #E76263
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.74
#B41B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.11
#B41B1C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B41B1C
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B41B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B41B1C | 1.00 | 6.74 | 3.11 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4619
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746713
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7001E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5B5B5B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b41b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 27, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.187 27.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d56a5a',
500: '#b41b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b41b1c; $custom-light: #d56a5a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b41b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 27,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.608,
"s": 73.913,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49536,
"c": 0.18652,
"h": 27.3
},
"luminance": 0.10571
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B41B1C
secondary
#5FCCCB
accent
#F1EF37
background
#FEF6F5
surface
#FDECE9
border
#D5C7C5
text
#160704
muted
#847A79