#B53232#B53232

#B53232 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.168 H 25.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B53232
RGB	rgb(181, 50, 50)
HSL	hsl(0, 57%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 72%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 72.4%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 52.27, 31.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 60.99, 31.02°)
OKLab	oklab(51.8% 0.1519 0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(51.8% 0.168 25.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7747, 12.3384, 4.3046)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B53232 #32B5B5

analogous

#B53273 #B53232 #B57332

triadic

#B53232 #32B532 #3232B5

tetradic

#B53232 #73B532 #32B5B5 #7332B5

square

#B53232 #73B532 #32B5B5 #7332B5

split-complementary

#B53232 #32B573 #3273B5

monochromatic

#551818 #852525 #B53232 #D05454 #DD8484

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.06

#B53232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#B53232 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B53232

6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B53232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B53232	1.00	6.06	3.47	6.06
#FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585031

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#796D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C70034

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b53232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 50, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.168 25.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3736a',
    500: '#b53232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b53232;
$custom-light: #d3736a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b53232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 50,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 56.71,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.518,
    "c": 0.16794,
    "h": 25.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B53232

secondary

#7CC7C7

accent

#E0E048

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160906

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B53232

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

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