#B72F3A#B72F3A
#B72F3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.172 H 21.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B72F3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 47, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(355, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(355, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 68.3%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.86, 54.36, 26.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.86, 60.63, 26.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.99% 0.16 0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.99% 0.172 21.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3110, 12.4090, 5.2752) |
| Luminance | 0.1241 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.57
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.35
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.44
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.31
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.77
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B72F3A #2FB7AC
analogous
#B72F7E #B72F3A #B7682F
triadic
#B72F3A #3AB72F #2F3AB7
tetradic
#B72F3A #7EB72F #2FB7AC #682FB7
square
#B72F3A #7EB72F #2FB7AC #682FB7
split-complementary
#B72F3A #2FB768 #2F7EB7
monochromatic
#56161B #86222B #B72F3A #D2515B #DF8289
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.03
#B72F3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.48
#B72F3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B72F3A
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B72F3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B72F3A | 1.00 | 6.03 | 3.48 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#565039
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786D36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C90034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b72f3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 47, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.172 21.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47270',
500: '#b72f3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b72f3a; $custom-light: #d47270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b72f3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 47,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 355.147,
"s": 59.13,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51988,
"c": 0.1719,
"h": 21.4
},
"luminance": 0.12406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B72F3A
secondary
#7AC8C2
accent
#E2D645
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A