#B31E1E#B31E1E

#B31E1E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.184 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B31E1E
RGB	rgb(179, 30, 30)
HSL	hsl(0, 71%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(0, 83%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 83.2%, 83.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.91, 57.14, 39.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.91, 69.59, 34.80°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.1633 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.184 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.2915, 10.6092, 2.2601)
Luminance	0.1061 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B31E1E #1EB3B3

analogous

#B31E68 #B31E1E #B3681E

triadic

#B31E1E #1EB31E #1E1EB3

tetradic

#B31E1E #68B31E #1EB3B3 #681EB3

square

#B31E1E #68B31E #1EB3B3 #681EB3

split-complementary

#B31E1E #1EB368 #1E68B3

monochromatic

#4A0C0C #7F1515 #B31E1E #DD3232 #E56666

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#B31E1E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#B31E1E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B31E1E

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B31E1E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B31E1E	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#50471C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#746716

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60021

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b31e1e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 30, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.184 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46b5b',
    500: '#b31e1e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b31e1e;
$custom-light: #d46b5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b31e1e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 30,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 71.292,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4955,
    "c": 0.18364,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B31E1E

secondary

#62CBCB

accent

#EEEE3A

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FDECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160704

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B31E1E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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