#B53245#B53245
#B53245 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.167 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53245 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 50, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(351, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(351, 72%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 72.4%, 61.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.06, 53.32, 20.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.06, 57.04, 20.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.13% 0.1592 0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.13% 0.167 17.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2730, 12.5377, 6.9289) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.78
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 3.82
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.54
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.74
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.92
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53245 #32B5A2
analogous
#B53286 #B53245 #B56132
triadic
#B53245 #45B532 #3245B5
tetradic
#B53245 #86B532 #32B5A2 #6132B5
square
#B53245 #86B532 #32B5A2 #6132B5
split-complementary
#B53245 #32B561 #3286B5
monochromatic
#551820 #852533 #B53245 #D05466 #DD8491
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#B53245 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#B53245 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53245
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53245 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53245 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#555245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776D41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6073A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53245; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 50, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.167 17.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d27478',
500: '#b53245',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53245; $custom-light: #d27478; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53245",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 50,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 351.298,
"s": 56.71,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5213,
"c": 0.16661,
"h": 17.2
},
"luminance": 0.12535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53245
secondary
#7CC7BC
accent
#E0CA48
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150909
muted
#837B7B