#B5172A Color

#B5172A is rgb(181, 23, 42) in RGB and hsl(353, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B5172A

HEX#B5172A

RGBrgb(181, 23, 42)

HSLhsl(353, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(353, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.188 22.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 77%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5172A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5172A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5172A Complementary#17B5A2 Analogous#B51778 Analogous#B55417 Triadic#2AB517 Triadic#172AB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5172A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D91C32 #E63D51 #EA6171 #EF8592 #F4A9B2 #F9D2D6

Shades

#9E1525 #87121F #710F1A #560B14 #3F080F #290509

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