#B52A2B#B52A2B
#B52A2B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.176 H 25.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 42, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(360, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(360, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 76.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.67, 54.73, 34.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.67, 64.60, 32.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.97% 0.1582 0.0763) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.97% 0.176 25.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3225, 11.6573, 3.4651) |
| Luminance | 0.1165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.96
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.21
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.61
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.33
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.75
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52A2B #2AB5B4
analogous
#B52A70 #B52A2B #B56E2A
triadic
#B52A2B #2BB52A #2A2BB5
tetradic
#B52A2B #70B52A #2AB5B4 #6E2AB5
square
#B52A2B #70B52A #2AB5B4 #6E2AB5
split-complementary
#B52A2B #2AB56E #2A70B5
monochromatic
#521313 #831E1F #B52A2B #D44849 #E0797A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.30
#B52A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.33
#B52A2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52A2B
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52A2B | 1.00 | 6.30 | 3.33 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554D29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7002C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 42, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.176 25.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47065',
500: '#b52a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52a2b; $custom-light: #d47065; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 42,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 359.568,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50965,
"c": 0.17562,
"h": 25.8
},
"luminance": 0.11654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52A2B
secondary
#73C8C7
accent
#E5E442
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B7A