#B52A45#B52A45
#B52A45 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.174 H 15.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 42, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 61.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.08, 56.06, 18.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.08, 59.18, 18.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.4% 0.168 0.0462) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.4% 0.174 15.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9604, 11.9125, 6.8247) |
| Luminance | 0.1191 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.92
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.78
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.86
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.45
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.73
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52A45 #2AB59A
analogous
#B52A8A #B52A45 #B5542A
triadic
#B52A45 #45B52A #2A45B5
tetradic
#B52A45 #8AB52A #2AB59A #542AB5
square
#B52A45 #8AB52A #2AB59A #542AB5
split-complementary
#B52A45 #2AB554 #2A8AB5
monochromatic
#52131F #831E32 #B52A45 #D44863 #E0798D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.21
#B52A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#B52A45 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52A45
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52A45 | 1.00 | 6.21 | 3.38 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#514E45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746B41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60036
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 42, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.174 15.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27078',
500: '#b52a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52a45; $custom-light: #d27078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 42,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.345,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51401,
"c": 0.17421,
"h": 15.4
},
"luminance": 0.11909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52A45
secondary
#73C8B7
accent
#E5C642
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B