#B5172C Color

#B5172C is rgb(181, 23, 44) in RGB and hsl(352, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B5172C

HEX#B5172C

RGBrgb(181, 23, 44)

HSLhsl(352, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(352, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.7% 0.188 22.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 87%, 76%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B5172C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B5172C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B5172C Complementary#17B5A0 Analogous#B5177B Analogous#B55117 Triadic#2CB517 Triadic#172CB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B5172C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D91C35 #E63D53 #EA6173 #EF8593 #F4A9B3 #F9D2D7

Shades

#9E1527 #871221 #710F1C #560B15 #3F0810 #29050A

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