#B5392B#B5392B
#B5392B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.163 H 29.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5392B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 57, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(6, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(6, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 68.5%, 76.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.65, 49.25, 36.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.65, 61.29, 36.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.45% 0.1409 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.45% 0.163 29.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9576, 12.9275, 3.6768) |
| Luminance | 0.1292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.90
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.55
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.92
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.08
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 5.11
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5392B #2BA7B5
analogous
#B52B62 #B5392B #B57E2B
triadic
#B5392B #2BB539 #392BB5
tetradic
#B5392B #62B52B #2BA7B5 #7E2BB5
square
#B5392B #62B52B #2BA7B5 #7E2BB5
split-complementary
#B5392B #2BB57E #2B62B5
monochromatic
#521A14 #84291F #B5392B #D45749 #E0857B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#B5392B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.58
#B5392B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B5392B
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5392B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5392B | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.58 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5328
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B6F26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C71137
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5392b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 57, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.163 29.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37765',
500: '#b5392b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5392b; $custom-light: #d37765; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5392b",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 57,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 6.087,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52449,
"c": 0.16255,
"h": 29.9
},
"luminance": 0.12924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5392B
secondary
#74BFC8
accent
#D4E543
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A