#B31E2E#B31E2E
#B31E2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.182 H 22.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B31E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 30, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(354, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(354, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 83.2%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.09, 57.68, 30.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.09, 65.32, 27.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.74% 0.1685 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.74% 0.182 22.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5502, 10.7127, 3.6226) |
| Luminance | 0.1071 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 2.43
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 3.18
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 3.88
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.06
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.08
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B31E2E #1EB3A3
analogous
#B31E78 #B31E2E #B3581E
triadic
#B31E2E #2EB31E #1E2EB3
tetradic
#B31E2E #78B31E #1EB3A3 #581EB3
square
#B31E2E #78B31E #1EB3A3 #581EB3
split-complementary
#B31E2E #1EB358 #1E78B3
monochromatic
#4A0C13 #7F1521 #B31E2E #DD3244 #E56674
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.68
#B31E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.14
#B31E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B31E2E
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B31E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B31E2E | 1.00 | 6.68 | 3.14 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E482D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736729
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C50026
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b31e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 30, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.182 22.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d36b67',
500: '#b31e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b31e2e; $custom-light: #d36b67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b31e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 30,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 353.557,
"s": 71.292,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49738,
"c": 0.18212,
"h": 22.3
},
"luminance": 0.1071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B31E2E
secondary
#62CBBF
accent
#EEDB3A
background
#FEF6F6
surface
#FCECEB
border
#D5C7C6
text
#160806
muted
#847A7A