#B51A17 Color

#B51A17 is rgb(181, 26, 23) in RGB and hsl(1, 77%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B51A17

HEX#B51A17

RGBrgb(181, 26, 23)

HSLhsl(1, 77%, 40%)

HSVhsv(1, 87%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.188 28.3)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B51A17 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 #B51A17 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B51A17 Complementary#17B2B5 Analogous#B51763 Analogous#B56917 Triadic#17B51A Triadic#1A17B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B51A17, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D91F1C #E6403D #EA6361 #EF8785 #F4AAA9 #F9D3D2

Shades

#9E1715 #871412 #71100F #560C0B #3F0908 #290605

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