#b52912

Color #b52912

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#b52912

RGB

rgb(181, 41, 18)

HSL

hsl(8.5, 81.9%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.5, 90.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 77.3%, 90.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(40.34, 54.36, 46.83)

LCH

lch(40.34, 71.75, 40.74)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.1795, 31.88)

HWB

hwb(8.5, 7.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#129eb5

Analogous

#b5124c

#b52912

#b57b12

Triadic

#b52912

#12b529

#2912b5

Split-complementary

#b52912

#12b57b

#124cb5

Tetradic

#b52912

#9eb512

#129eb5

#2912b5

Square

#b52912

#4cb512

#129eb5

#7b12b5

Shades

Color #b52912 mixed toward black.

#97220f

#791b0c

#5a1509

#3c0e06

#1e0703

Tints

Color #b52912 mixed toward white.

#e43417

#ec5a42

#f18472

#f6ada1

#fad6d0

Tones

Color #b52912 mixed toward gray.

#a73320

#9a3d2d

#8c463b

#7f5048

#715a56

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8d19 · ΔE 45.6

Deuteranopia

#949b1b · ΔE 50.4

Tritanopia

#b11e1f · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 27.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b52912;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b52912]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#b52912 (#b52912) is rgb(181, 41, 18) in RGB.

No, #b52912 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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