#B72F3D#B72F3D
#B72F3D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.172 H 20.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B72F3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 47, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 66.7%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.91, 54.53, 25.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.91, 60.02, 24.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.04% 0.1612 0.0592) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.04% 0.172 20.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3896, 12.4404, 5.6889) |
| Luminance | 0.1244 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 2.44
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 3.64
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 3.90
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 4.13
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 4.51
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B72F3D #2FB7A9
analogous
#B72F81 #B72F3D #B7652F
triadic
#B72F3D #3DB72F #2F3DB7
tetradic
#B72F3D #81B72F #2FB7A9 #652FB7
square
#B72F3D #81B72F #2FB7A9 #652FB7
split-complementary
#B72F3D #2FB765 #2F81B7
monochromatic
#56161D #86222D #B72F3D #D2515E #DF828B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.02
#B72F3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.49
#B72F3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B72F3D
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B72F3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B72F3D | 1.00 | 6.02 | 3.49 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#56503C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#786D39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C90035
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b72f3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 47, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.172 20.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d47272',
500: '#b72f3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b72f3d; $custom-light: #d47272; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b72f3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 47,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.824,
"s": 59.13,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5204,
"c": 0.17172,
"h": 20.2
},
"luminance": 0.12437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B72F3D
secondary
#7AC8C0
accent
#E2D245
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEDEC
border
#D5C8C7
text
#160908
muted
#847B7B