#B7242C Color

#B7242C is rgb(183, 36, 44) in RGB and hsl(357, 67%, 43%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#B7242C

HEX#B7242C

RGBrgb(183, 36, 44)

HSLhsl(357, 67%, 43%)

HSVhsv(357, 80%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(50.9% 0.182 24.3)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 76%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #B7242C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.36:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.3:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #B7242C based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#B7242C Complementary#24B7B0 Analogous#B72475 Analogous#B76624 Triadic#2CB724 Triadic#242CB7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #B7242C, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D62E37 #DC5057 #E37278 #E99095 #F0B2B5 #F7D4D6

Shades

#9E1F25 #881B20 #6F161A #591215 #400D0F #2B080A

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