#b53c4e

Color #b53c4e

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Indian Red #cd5c5c · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#b53c4e

RGB

rgb(181, 60, 78)

HSL

hsl(351.1, 50.2%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.1, 66.9%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.9%, 56.9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(43.67, 50.04, 16.82)

LCH

lch(43.67, 52.79, 18.58)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.156, 15.51)

HWB

hwb(351.1, 23.5%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3cb5a3

Analogous

#b53c8b

#b53c4e

#b5673c

Triadic

#b53c4e

#4eb53c

#3c4eb5

Split-complementary

#b53c4e

#3cb567

#3c8bb5

Tetradic

#b53c4e

#b5a33c

#3cb5a3

#3c4eb5

Square

#b53c4e

#8bb53c

#3cb5a3

#673cb5

Shades

Color #b53c4e mixed toward black.

#973241

#792834

#5b1e27

#3c141a

#1e0a0d

Tints

Color #b53c4e mixed toward white.

#c75767

#d27886

#de9aa4

#e9bcc2

#f4dde1

Tones

Color #b53c4e mixed toward gray.

#ab4655

#a1505c

#975a63

#8d646a

#836f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#91904a · ΔE 46.3

Deuteranopia

#969d49 · ΔE 51.6

Tritanopia

#b14746 · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b53c4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b53c4e]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#b53c4e (#b53c4e) is rgb(181, 60, 78) in RGB.

No, #b53c4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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