#b50223

Color #b50223

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 6.71 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#b50223

RGB

rgb(181, 2, 35)

HSL

hsl(348.9, 97.8%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348.9, 98.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 98.9%, 80.7%, 29%)

LAB

lab(37.83, 62.29, 35.98)

LCH

lch(37.83, 71.93, 30.01)

OKLCH

oklch(48.8%, 0.1963, 23.22)

HWB

hwb(348.9, 0.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#02b594

Analogous

#b5027d

#b50223

#b53a02

Triadic

#b50223

#23b502

#0223b5

Split-complementary

#b50223

#02b53a

#027db5

Tetradic

#b50223

#b59402

#02b594

#0223b5

Square

#b50223

#7db502

#02b594

#3a02b5

Shades

Color #b50223 mixed toward black.

#97021d

#790117

#5b0112

#3c010c

#1e0006

Tints

Color #b50223 mixed toward white.

#eb032e

#fd274f

#fd5d7b

#fe93a7

#fec9d3

Tones

Color #b50223 mixed toward gray.

#a6112d

#972036

#882f3f

#793e49

#6a4d52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

3:1

White text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8c8b1e · ΔE 51.3

Deuteranopia

#929a1d · ΔE 56.9

Tritanopia

#b11918 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 27.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #b50223;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b50223]

Related colors

Pink #ffc0cb

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Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b50223 (#b50223) is rgb(181, 2, 35) in RGB.

No, #b50223 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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