#B52D2A#B52D2A
#B52D2A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.173 H 26.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 45, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(1, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(1, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 76.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.01, 53.70, 35.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.01, 64.25, 33.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.22% 0.1547 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.22% 0.173 26.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4148, 11.8709, 3.4064) |
| Luminance | 0.1187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 1.90
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.53
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.58
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.81
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.06
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52D2A #2AB2B5
analogous
#B52A6C #B52D2A #B5722A
triadic
#B52D2A #2AB52D #2D2AB5
tetradic
#B52D2A #6CB52A #2AB2B5 #722AB5
square
#B52D2A #6CB52A #2AB2B5 #722AB5
split-complementary
#B52D2A #2AB572 #2A6CB5
monochromatic
#521413 #83211E #B52D2A #D44B48 #E07C79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#B52D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.37
#B52D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52D2A
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52D2A | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.37 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#564E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786B25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 45, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.173 26.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47164',
500: '#b52d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52d2a; $custom-light: #d47164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 45,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 1.295,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51217,
"c": 0.17331,
"h": 26.8
},
"luminance": 0.11868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52D2A
secondary
#73C6C8
accent
#E2E542
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B7A