#B53B30#B53B30
#B53B30 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.160 H 28.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53B30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 59, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 73%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 73.5%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.02, 48.64, 34.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.02, 59.37, 34.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.74% 0.1401 0.0769) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.74% 0.16 28.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1558, 13.1682, 4.2235) |
| Luminance | 0.1316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.99
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 4.11
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 4.76
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 5.10
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.28
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53B30 #30AAB5
analogous
#B53068 #B53B30 #B57D30
triadic
#B53B30 #30B53B #3B30B5
tetradic
#B53B30 #68B530 #30AAB5 #7D30B5
square
#B53B30 #68B530 #30AAB5 #7D30B5
split-complementary
#B53B30 #30B57D #3068B5
monochromatic
#541B16 #852B23 #B53B30 #D15C51 #DE8982
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.78
#B53B30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.63
#B53B30 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53B30
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53B30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53B30 | 1.00 | 5.78 | 3.63 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D552E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C6F2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C71739
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53b30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 59, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.160 28.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d37869',
500: '#b53b30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53b30; $custom-light: #d37869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53b30",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 59,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.962,
"s": 58.079,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52739,
"c": 0.15978,
"h": 28.8
},
"luminance": 0.13165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53B30
secondary
#7AC0C7
accent
#D4E146
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEB
border
#D5C9C6
text
#160906
muted
#847B7A