#B52B2F#B52B2F
#B52B2F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.174 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 43, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(358, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(358, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.2%, 74%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.83, 54.57, 32.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.83, 63.34, 30.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.1% 0.1585 0.0726) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.1% 0.174 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4354, 11.7599, 3.8827) |
| Luminance | 0.1176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.88
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.24
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.65
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.20
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.43
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52B2F #2BB5B1
analogous
#B52B74 #B52B2F #B56C2B
triadic
#B52B2F #2FB52B #2B2FB5
tetradic
#B52B2F #74B52B #2BB5B1 #6C2BB5
square
#B52B2F #74B52B #2BB5B1 #6C2BB5
split-complementary
#B52B2F #2BB56C #2B74B5
monochromatic
#521415 #841F22 #B52B2F #D4494D #E07B7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.27
#B52B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.35
#B52B2F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52B2F
6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52B2F | 1.00 | 6.27 | 3.35 | 6.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554D2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 43, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.174 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47068',
500: '#b52b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52b2f; $custom-light: #d47068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 43,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 358.261,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51104,
"c": 0.17436,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.11757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52B2F
secondary
#74C8C5
accent
#E5E043
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A