#B72F49#B72F49
#B72F49 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.172 H 14.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B72F49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 47, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 74.3%, 60.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.13, 55.26, 17.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.13, 58.10, 17.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.28% 0.1659 0.044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.28% 0.172 14.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7497, 12.5845, 7.5858) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 3.67
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 3.68
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.72
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 4.89
Lipstick
#D5174E
ΔE00 5.26
Dark Rose
#B5485D
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B72F49 #2FB79D
analogous
#B72F8D #B72F49 #B7592F
triadic
#B72F49 #49B72F #2F49B7
tetradic
#B72F49 #8DB72F #2FB79D #592FB7
square
#B72F49 #8DB72F #2FB79D #592FB7
split-complementary
#B72F49 #2FB759 #2F8DB7
monochromatic
#561622 #862236 #B72F49 #D2516A #DF8293
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#B72F49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#B72F49 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B72F49
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B72F49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B72F49 | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#545149
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#776E45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8003A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b72f49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 47, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.172 14.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4737b',
500: '#b72f49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b72f49; $custom-light: #d4737b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b72f49",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 47,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.529,
"s": 59.13,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52277,
"c": 0.17164,
"h": 14.9
},
"luminance": 0.12581
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B72F49
secondary
#7AC8B9
accent
#E2C445
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150909
muted
#837B7B