#B53542#B53542

#B53542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.164 H 19.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B53542
RGB	rgb(181, 53, 66)
HSL	hsl(354, 55%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(354, 71%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 70.7%, 63.5%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 52.01, 22.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 56.69, 23.45°)
OKLab	oklab(52.37% 0.1544 0.0542)
OKLCH	oklch(52.37% 0.164 19.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.3147, 12.7664, 6.4950)
Luminance	0.1276 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B53542 #35B5A8

analogous

#B53582 #B53542 #B56835

triadic

#B53542 #42B535 #3542B5

tetradic

#B53542 #82B535 #35B5A8 #6835B5

square

#B53542 #82B535 #35B5A8 #6835B5

split-complementary

#B53542 #35B568 #3582B5

monochromatic

#56191F #862731 #B53542 #CE5965 #DC8891

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#B53542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#B53542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B53542

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B53542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B53542	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#585342

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786E3E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60F3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b53542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 53, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.164 19.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d27576',
    500: '#b53542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b53542;
$custom-light: #d27576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b53542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 181,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 353.906,
    "s": 54.701,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52373,
    "c": 0.16365,
    "h": 19.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B53542

secondary

#80C6BF

accent

#DECF4A

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150908

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B53542

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

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