#B72F24#B72F24
#B72F24 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 51.7% C 0.174 H 29.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B72F24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 47, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 67%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 80%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 80.3%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.58, 53.43, 39.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.58, 66.35, 36.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.69% 0.1524 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.69% 0.175 29.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8659, 12.2310, 2.9309) |
| Luminance | 0.1223 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.72
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.53
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 4.53
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.91
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 5.12
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B72F24 #24ACB7
analogous
#B72462 #B72F24 #B77824
triadic
#B72F24 #24B72F #2F24B7
tetradic
#B72F24 #62B724 #24ACB7 #7824B7
square
#B72F24 #62B724 #24ACB7 #7824B7
split-complementary
#B72F24 #24B778 #2462B7
monochromatic
#511510 #84221A #B72F24 #D94B3F #E37B72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#B72F24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#B72F24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B72F24
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B72F24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B72F24 | 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)
#584F21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A6D1E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA002E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b72f24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 47, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.7% 0.174 29.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d67260',
500: '#b72f24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b72f24; $custom-light: #d67260; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b72f24",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 47,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.49,
"s": 67.123,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51692,
"c": 0.1745,
"h": 29.2
},
"luminance": 0.12228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B72F24
secondary
#6DC3CA
accent
#DDEA3E
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160905
muted
#847B79