#b52d2d

Color #b52d2d

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 4.97 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#b52d2d

RGB

rgb(181, 45, 45)

HSL

hsl(0, 60.2%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 75.1%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 75.1%, 75.1%, 29%)

LAB

lab(41.05, 53.82, 33.58)

LCH

lch(41.05, 63.44, 31.96)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.1729, 25.78)

HWB

hwb(0, 17.6%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2db5b5

Analogous

#b52d71

#b52d2d

#b5712d

Triadic

#b52d2d

#2db52d

#2d2db5

Split-complementary

#b52d2d

#2db571

#2d71b5

Tetradic

#b52d2d

#b5b52d

#2db5b5

#2d2db5

Square

#b52d2d

#71b52d

#2db5b5

#712db5

Shades

Color #b52d2d mixed toward black.

#972525

#791e1e

#5a1616

#3c0f0f

#1e0707

Tints

Color #b52d2d mixed toward white.

#d04141

#d96767

#e38d8d

#ecb3b3

#f6d9d9

Tones

Color #b52d2d mixed toward gray.

#aa3838

#9e4444

#934f4f

#885a5a

#7c6666

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.38:1

White text reads better on this background (6.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8f8e2d · ΔE 47.2

Deuteranopia

#959c2d · ΔE 52.2

Tritanopia

#b12d2d · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 26.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b52d2d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b52d2d]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b52d2d (#b52d2d) is rgb(181, 45, 45) in RGB.

No, #b52d2d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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