#B52A41#B52A41
#B52A41 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.174 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52A41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 42, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(350, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(350, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 64.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.00, 55.81, 21.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.00, 59.76, 20.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.32% 0.1664 0.0513) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.32% 0.174 17.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8404, 11.8645, 6.1927) |
| Luminance | 0.1186 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.75
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.50
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.87
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.27
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.64
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52A41 #2AB59E
analogous
#B52A86 #B52A41 #B5582A
triadic
#B52A41 #41B52A #2A41B5
tetradic
#B52A41 #86B52A #2AB59E #582AB5
square
#B52A41 #86B52A #2AB59E #582AB5
split-complementary
#B52A41 #2AB558 #2A86B5
monochromatic
#52131D #831E2F #B52A41 #D4485F #E0798A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.23
#B52A41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#B52A41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52A41
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52A41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52A41 | 1.00 | 6.23 | 3.37 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524E41
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756B3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C70034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52a41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 42, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.174 17.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37075',
500: '#b52a41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52a41; $custom-light: #d37075; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52a41",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 42,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 350.072,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5132,
"c": 0.17414,
"h": 17.1
},
"luminance": 0.11861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52A41
secondary
#73C8BA
accent
#E5CA42
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B