#b42525

Color #b42525

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 1.1 Nearest Tailwind class red-700 #c10007 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#b42525

RGB

rgb(180, 37, 37)

HSL

hsl(0, 65.9%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 79.4%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 79.4%, 79.4%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(39.85, 55.75, 36.84)

LCH

lch(39.85, 66.82, 33.46)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.1791, 26.57)

HWB

hwb(0, 14.5%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#25b4b4

Analogous

#b4256c

#b42525

#b46c25

Triadic

#b42525

#25b425

#2525b4

Split-complementary

#b42525

#25b46c

#256cb4

Tetradic

#b42525

#b4b425

#25b4b4

#2525b4

Square

#b42525

#6cb425

#25b4b4

#6c25b4

Shades

Color #b42525 mixed toward black.

#961f1f

#781919

#5a1212

#3c0c0c

#1e0606

Tints

Color #b42525 mixed toward white.

#d53434

#de5d5d

#e68585

#eeaeae

#f7d6d6

Tones

Color #b42525 mixed toward gray.

#a83131

#9c3d3d

#904949

#845555

#786060

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8d8c25 · ΔE 47.8

Deuteranopia

#939a25 · ΔE 52.8

Tritanopia

#b02525 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b42525;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b42525]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#b42525 (#b42525) is rgb(180, 37, 37) in RGB.

No, #b42525 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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