#B52246#B52246

#B52246 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.181 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B52246
RGB	rgb(181, 34, 70)
HSL	hsl(345, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(345, 81%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81.2%, 61.3%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.27, 58.47, 17.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.27, 60.96, 16.45°)
OKLab	oklab(50.81% 0.1759 0.0423)
OKLCH	oklch(50.81% 0.181 13.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.7358, 11.4131, 6.9043)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B52246 #22B591

analogous

#B52290 #B52246 #B54722

triadic

#B52246 #46B522 #2246B5

tetradic

#B52246 #90B522 #22B591 #4722B5

square

#B52246 #90B522 #22B591 #4722B5

split-complementary

#B52246 #22B547 #2290B5

monochromatic

#4E0F1E #811832 #B52246 #DA3A61 #E46E8B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#B52246 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#B52246 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B52246

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B52246	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B52246	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#726A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b52246;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 34, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.181 13.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36d79',
    500: '#b52246',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b52246;
$custom-light: #d36d79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b52246",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345.306,
    "s": 68.372,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5081,
    "c": 0.18093,
    "h": 13.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.1141
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B52246

secondary

#69CAB2

accent

#EBC03D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150809

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B52246

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

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