#B72C32#B72C32

#B72C32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.175 H 23.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B72C32
RGBrgb(183, 44, 50)
HSLhsl(357, 61%, 45%)
HSVhsv(357, 76%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 76%, 72.7%, 28.2%)
CIE-LABlab(41.38, 54.99, 31.10)
CIE-LCHlch(41.38, 63.17, 29.49°)
OKLaboklab(51.59% 0.1603 0.0708)
OKLCHoklch(51.59% 0.175 23.8)
XYZxyz(21.0073, 12.1022, 4.2468)
Luminance0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B72C32 #2CB7B1
analogous
#B72C78 #B72C32 #B76C2C
triadic
#B72C32 #32B72C #2C32B7
tetradic
#B72C32 #78B72C #2CB7B1 #6C2CB7
square
#B72C32 #78B72C #2CB7B1 #6C2CB7
split-complementary
#B72C32 #2CB76C #2C78B7
monochromatic
#541417 #862025 #B72C32 #D44C52 #E07E82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.14
#B72C32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42
#B72C32 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B72C32
6.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B72C32#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B72C321.006.143.426.14
#FFFFFF6.141.0021.001.00
#0000003.4221.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.141.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#564F31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786C2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C90030
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b72c32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 44, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.175 23.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5716a',
    500: '#b72c32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b72c32;
$custom-light: #d5716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b72c32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.41,
    "s": 61.233,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51593,
    "c": 0.1752,
    "h": 23.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B72C32
secondary
#76C8C5
accent
#E4DD43
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEB
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160806
muted
#847B7A

Preview Lab

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#B72C32 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva