#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
RGB	rgb(183, 44, 50)
HSL	hsl(357, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(357, 76%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76%, 72.7%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.38, 54.99, 31.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.38, 63.17, 29.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51.59% 0.1603 0.0708)
OKLCH	oklch(51.59% 0.175 23.8)
XYZ	xyz(21.0073, 12.1022, 4.2468)
Luminance	0.1210 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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
##B72C32	1.00	6.14	3.42	6.14
#FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

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

Preview with #B72C32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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