What color is #B52F3A?

#B52F3A is a moderate red known as Bloodsport. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodsport?

The RGB value is 181, 47, 58: 181 red, 47 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodsport?

The complementary color is #2FB5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B52F3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodsport color: hex code #B52F3A

#B52F3A rgb(181, 47, 58)

Shades of red

Bloodsport has the hex code #B52F3A. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 18.4% green and 22.7% blue (181, 47, 58).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 59% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 68% yellow and 29% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

Bloodsport (#B52F3A) color codes

HEX	`#B52F3A`
RGB	`rgb(181, 47, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 18.4%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 59%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 74%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 68%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.48, 53.75, 26.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.48, 59.83, 26.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.839, 12.165, 5.253)`
Decimal	`11874106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodsport, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B52F3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B52F3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B52F3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b52f3a; }
.text { color: #b52f3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b52f3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 47 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b52f3a, #b5672f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B52F3A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B52F3A?: #B52F3A is a moderate red known as Bloodsport. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodsport?: The RGB value is 181, 47, 58: 181 red, 47 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodsport?: The complementary color is #2FB5AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B52F3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.