#B72D3A#B72D3A
#B72D3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.174 H 21.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B72D3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 45, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 61%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 75.4%, 68.3%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.62, 55.04, 26.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.62, 61.11, 25.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.81% 0.1622 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.81% 0.174 21) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2329, 12.2528, 5.2492) |
| Luminance | 0.1225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.41
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.16
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.82
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.28
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.38
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B72D3A #2DB7AA
analogous
#B72D7F #B72D3A #B7652D
triadic
#B72D3A #3AB72D #2D3AB7
tetradic
#B72D3A #7FB72D #2DB7AA #652DB7
square
#B72D3A #7FB72D #2DB7AA #652DB7
split-complementary
#B72D3A #2DB765 #2D7FB7
monochromatic
#55151B #86212A #B72D3A #D34E5A #DF7F88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#B72D3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#B72D3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B72D3A
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B72D3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B72D3A | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554F39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786D36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C90033
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b72d3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 45, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.174 21.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d57270',
500: '#b72d3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b72d3a; $custom-light: #d57270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b72d3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 45,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 354.348,
"s": 60.526,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51807,
"c": 0.17368,
"h": 21
},
"luminance": 0.1225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B72D3A
secondary
#78C8C1
accent
#E4D544
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A