#B51B0D Color

#B51B0D is rgb(181, 27, 13) in RGB and hsl(5, 87%, 38%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B51B0D

HEX#B51B0D

RGBrgb(181, 27, 13)

HSLhsl(5, 87%, 38%)

HSVhsv(5, 93%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.189 30.1)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 85%, 93%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B51B0D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B51B0D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B51B0D Complementary#0DA7B5 Analogous#B50D53 Analogous#B56F0D Triadic#0DB51B Triadic#1B0DB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B51B0D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E02110 #F03928 #F36153 #F68479 #F9ABA4 #FBCFCB

Shades

#9D170B #861409 #6E1008 #5B0D06 #430A05 #2B0603

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