#B53B48#B53B48
#B53B48 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.157 H 18.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B53B48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 59, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 51%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 67%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 67.4%, 60.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.39, 50.02, 20.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.39, 53.93, 21.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.14% 0.1492 0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.14% 0.157 18.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7918, 13.4226, 7.5729) |
| Luminance | 0.1342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 3.13
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.30
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 4.38
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 5.27
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.41
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B53B48 #3BB5A8
analogous
#B53B85 #B53B48 #B56B3B
triadic
#B53B48 #48B53B #3B48B5
tetradic
#B53B48 #85B53B #3BB5A8 #6B3BB5
square
#B53B48 #85B53B #3BB5A8 #6B3BB5
split-complementary
#B53B48 #3BB56B #3B85B5
monochromatic
#591D23 #872C36 #B53B48 #CC626D #DB9098
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#B53B48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.68
#B53B48 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B53B48
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B53B48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B53B48 | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.68 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A5648
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#797045
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C61F41
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b53b48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 59, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.157 18.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2787a',
500: '#b53b48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b53b48; $custom-light: #d2787a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b53b48",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 59,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.607,
"s": 50.833,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53143,
"c": 0.15709,
"h": 18.2
},
"luminance": 0.1342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B53B48
secondary
#86C6BF
accent
#DACB4D
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEEED
border
#D4C9C8
text
#150909
muted
#837B7B