What color is #B52F49?

#B52F49 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Chubby Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B52F49?

The RGB value is 181, 47, 73: 181 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B52F49?

The complementary color is #2FB59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B52F49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B52F49 color

#B52F49 rgb(181, 47, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #B52F49 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 18.4% green and 28.6% blue (181, 47, 73).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 59% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 60% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Chubby Kiss (#B43548), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.06:1).

#B52F49 color codes

HEX	`#B52F49`
RGB	`rgb(181, 47, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 18.4%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 59%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 74%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 60%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.75, 54.66, 17.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.75, 57.35, 17.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.277, 12.341, 7.564)`
Decimal	`11874121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B52F49, 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 #B52F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#B52F49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #B52F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b52f49; }
.text { color: #b52f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b52f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 47 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b52f49, #b5582f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #B52F49?: #B52F49 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Chubby Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B52F49?: The RGB value is 181, 47, 73: 181 red, 47 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B52F49?: The complementary color is #2FB59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B52F49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.