#B52E32#B52E32

#B52E32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.172 H 24.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B52E32
RGB	rgb(181, 46, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 59%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 74.6%, 72.4%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 53.70, 30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 61.92, 29.87°)
OKLab	oklab(51.42% 0.1564 0.0703)
OKLCH	oklch(51.42% 0.172 24.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.6111, 12.0112, 4.2501)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B52E32 #2EB5B1

analogous

#B52E76 #B52E32 #B56E2E

triadic

#B52E32 #32B52E #2E32B5

tetradic

#B52E32 #76B52E #2EB5B1 #6E2EB5

square

#B52E32 #76B52E #2EB5B1 #6E2EB5

split-complementary

#B52E32 #2EB56E #2E76B5

monochromatic

#531517 #842225 #B52E32 #D24E52 #DE7F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#B52E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#B52E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B52E32

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B52E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B52E32	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776C2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70031

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b52e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 46, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.172 24.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3716a',
    500: '#b52e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b52e32;
$custom-light: #d3716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b52e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.222,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51416,
    "c": 0.1715,
    "h": 24.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B52E32

secondary

#78C7C5

accent

#E3DE45

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B52E32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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