#B52A49#B52A49
#B52A49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.174 H 13.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52A49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 42, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.8%, 59.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.16, 56.32, 16.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.16, 58.71, 16.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.49% 0.1696 0.0408) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.49% 0.174 13.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0888, 11.9638, 7.5008) |
| Luminance | 0.1196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.59
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.71
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.27
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 4.92
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.08
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52A49 #2AB596
analogous
#B52A8E #B52A49 #B5502A
triadic
#B52A49 #49B52A #2A49B5
tetradic
#B52A49 #8EB52A #2AB596 #502AB5
square
#B52A49 #8EB52A #2AB596 #502AB5
split-complementary
#B52A49 #2AB550 #2A8EB5
monochromatic
#521321 #831E35 #B52A49 #D44867 #E07990
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#B52A49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#B52A49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52A49
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52A49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52A49 | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504F49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#746B45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60037
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52a49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 42, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.174 13.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2707b',
500: '#b52a49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52a49; $custom-light: #d2707b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52a49",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 42,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 346.619,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51489,
"c": 0.17441,
"h": 13.5
},
"luminance": 0.11961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52A49
secondary
#73C8B5
accent
#E5C142
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150809
muted
#837B7B