#B5372E#B5372E
#B5372E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.164 H 28.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5372E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 55, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69.6%, 74.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.39, 50.18, 34.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.39, 60.89, 34.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.27% 0.1445 0.0774) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.27% 0.164 28.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9177, 12.7565, 3.9451) |
| Luminance | 0.1275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.38
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.14
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.70
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 4.81
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.94
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5372E #2EACB5
analogous
#B52E69 #B5372E #B57B2E
triadic
#B5372E #2EB537 #372EB5
tetradic
#B5372E #69B52E #2EACB5 #7B2EB5
square
#B5372E #69B52E #2EACB5 #7B2EB5
split-complementary
#B5372E #2EB57B #2E69B5
monochromatic
#531915 #842822 #B5372E #D2574E #DE857F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.91
#B5372E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.55
#B5372E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B5372E
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5372E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5372E | 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)
#5B532C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6E29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C70B36
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5372e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 55, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.164 28.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37667',
500: '#b5372e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5372e; $custom-light: #d37667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5372e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 55,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4,
"s": 59.471,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52266,
"c": 0.16391,
"h": 28.2
},
"luminance": 0.12753
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5372E
secondary
#78C2C7
accent
#D8E345
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A