#B5372B#B5372B
#B5372B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.164 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5372B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 55, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 76.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.36, 50.05, 36.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.36, 61.75, 35.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.23% 0.1435 0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.23% 0.164 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8607, 12.7337, 3.6445) |
| Luminance | 0.1273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.45
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.56
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.72
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.90
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.92
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5372B #2BA9B5
analogous
#B52B64 #B5372B #B57C2B
triadic
#B5372B #2BB537 #372BB5
tetradic
#B5372B #64B52B #2BA9B5 #7C2BB5
square
#B5372B #64B52B #2BA9B5 #7C2BB5
split-complementary
#B5372B #2BB57C #2B64B5
monochromatic
#521914 #84281F #B5372B #D45549 #E0847B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.92
#B5372B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#B5372B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B5372B
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5372B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5372B | 1.00 | 5.92 | 3.55 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B5229
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C70A35
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5372b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 55, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.164 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47665',
500: '#b5372b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5372b; $custom-light: #d47665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5372b",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 55,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 5.217,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52228,
"c": 0.16441,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.12731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5372B
secondary
#74C0C8
accent
#D7E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160905
muted
#847B7A