#B51717 Color

#B51717 is rgb(181, 23, 23) in RGB and hsl(0, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B51717

HEX#B51717

RGBrgb(181, 23, 23)

HSLhsl(0, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(0, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.19 27.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 87%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B51717 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.1:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B51717 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B51717 Complementary#17B5B5 Analogous#B51766 Analogous#B56617 Triadic#17B517 Triadic#1717B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B51717, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D91C1C #E63D3D #EA6161 #EF8585 #F4A9A9 #F9D2D2

Shades

#9E1515 #871212 #710F0F #560B0B #3F0808 #290505

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