#B51F1C Color

#B51F1C is rgb(181, 31, 28) in RGB and hsl(1, 73%, 41%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B51F1C

HEX#B51F1C

RGBrgb(181, 31, 28)

HSLhsl(1, 73%, 41%)

HSVhsv(1, 85%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(50% 0.185 27.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 83%, 85%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B51F1C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.61:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B51F1C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B51F1C Complementary#1CB2B5 Analogous#B51C66 Analogous#B56B1C Triadic#1CB51F Triadic#1F1CB5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B51F1C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D82522 #E14441 #E76765 #ED8E8C #F3B1B0 #F8D4D3

Shades

#9F1B19 #841715 #6E1311 #580F0E #420B0A #280706

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