#B5171A Color

#B5171A is rgb(181, 23, 26) in RGB and hsl(359, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B5171A

HEX#B5171A

RGBrgb(181, 23, 26)

HSLhsl(359, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(359, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.5% 0.19 27.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 86%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5171A 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 #B5171A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5171A Complementary#17B5B2 Analogous#B51769 Analogous#B56317 Triadic#1AB517 Triadic#171AB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5171A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D91C1F #E63D40 #EA6163 #EF8587 #F4A9AA #F9D2D3

Shades

#9E1517 #871214 #710F10 #560B0C #3F0809 #290506

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