#B72D32#B72D32

#B72D32 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.174 H 24.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B72D32
RGB	rgb(183, 45, 50)
HSL	hsl(358, 61%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(358, 75%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 72.7%, 28.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.50, 54.66, 31.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.50, 62.95, 29.75°)
OKLab	oklab(51.68% 0.1592 0.0711)
OKLCH	oklch(51.68% 0.174 24.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.0450, 12.1776, 4.2594)
Luminance	0.1217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B72D32 #2DB7B2

analogous

#B72D77 #B72D32 #B76D2D

triadic

#B72D32 #32B72D #2D32B7

tetradic

#B72D32 #77B72D #2DB7B2 #6D2DB7

square

#B72D32 #77B72D #2DB7B2 #6D2DB7

split-complementary

#B72D32 #2DB76D #2D77B7

monochromatic

#551517 #862125 #B72D32 #D34E53 #DF7F82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#B72D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#B72D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B72D32

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B72D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B72D32	1.00	6.11	3.43	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564F31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#786D2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C90030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b72d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 45, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.174 24.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d5716a',
    500: '#b72d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b72d32;
$custom-light: #d5716a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b72d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 183,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 357.826,
    "s": 60.526,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51681,
    "c": 0.17436,
    "h": 24.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12174
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B72D32

secondary

#78C8C5

accent

#E4DE44

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B72D32

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

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