#B72C5E#B72C5E
#B72C5E is a mid, vivid pink. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.178 H 4.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B72C5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 44, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(338, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(338, 76%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76%, 48.6%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.28, 57.89, 4.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.28, 58.10, 4.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.55% 0.1772 0.0133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.55% 0.178 4.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4514, 12.6798, 11.8527) |
| Luminance | 0.1268 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | pink |
Closest named colors
Deep Pink
#CB0162
ΔE00 3.59
Light Burgundy
#A8415B
ΔE00 4.29
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 4.90
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.29
Dark Hot Pink
#D90166
ΔE00 5.83
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B72C5E #2CB785
analogous
#B72CA4 #B72C5E #B7402C
triadic
#B72C5E #5EB72C #2C5EB7
tetradic
#B72C5E #A4B72C #2CB785 #402CB7
square
#B72C5E #A4B72C #2CB785 #402CB7
split-complementary
#B72C5E #2CB740 #2CA4B7
monochromatic
#54142B #862045 #B72C5E #D44C7D #E07EA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#B72C5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.54
#B72C5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B72C5E
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B72C5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B72C5E | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.54 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E525F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736E5B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C70942
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b72c5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 44, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.178 4.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2728b',
500: '#b72c5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b72c5e; $custom-light: #d2728b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b72c5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 44,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 338.417,
"s": 61.233,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52549,
"c": 0.17766,
"h": 4.3
},
"luminance": 0.12677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B72C5E
secondary
#76C8AB
accent
#E4AA43
background
#FDF7F8
surface
#FBEDF0
border
#D4C8CB
text
#15090C
muted
#837B7D