#B52F2E#B52F2E
#B52F2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.171 H 25.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B52F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 47, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74%, 74.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.31, 53.17, 33.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.31, 62.73, 32.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.45% 0.1539 0.0748) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.45% 0.171 25.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5681, 12.0572, 3.8285) |
| Luminance | 0.1205 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.58
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.52
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.06
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.21
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 4.60
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B52F2E #2EB4B5
analogous
#B52E71 #B52F2E #B5722E
triadic
#B52F2E #2EB52F #2F2EB5
tetradic
#B52F2E #71B52E #2EB4B5 #722EB5
square
#B52F2E #71B52E #2EB4B5 #722EB5
split-complementary
#B52F2E #2EB572 #2E71B5
monochromatic
#531615 #842222 #B52F2E #D24F4E #DE807F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.16
#B52F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.41
#B52F2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B52F2E
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B52F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B52F2E | 1.00 | 6.16 | 3.41 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574F2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C70031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b52f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 47, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.171 25.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47267',
500: '#b52f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b52f2e; $custom-light: #d47267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b52f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 47,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0.444,
"s": 59.471,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51454,
"c": 0.1711,
"h": 25.9
},
"luminance": 0.12054
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B52F2E
secondary
#78C7C7
accent
#E1E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A