#B52E21 Color

#B52E21 is rgb(181, 46, 33) in RGB and hsl(5, 69%, 42%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B52E21

HEX#B52E21

RGBrgb(181, 46, 33)

HSLhsl(5, 69%, 42%)

HSVhsv(5, 82%, 71%)

OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.174 29.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 82%, 29%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B52E21 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.22:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B52E21 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B52E21 Complementary#21A9B5 Analogous#B5215F Analogous#B57721 Triadic#21B52E Triadic#2E21B5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B52E21, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D73628 #DE564A #E4766C #EA978F #F1B7B1 #F7D7D4

Shades

#9F281D #862219 #701C15 #561610 #41100C #270A07

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