#B32042#B32042

#B32042 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.180 H 14.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32042
RGB	rgb(179, 32, 66)
HSL	hsl(346, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(346, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 82.1%, 63.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 58.19, 18.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 61.16, 17.94°)
OKLab	oklab(50.22% 0.1745 0.0457)
OKLCH	oklch(50.22% 0.18 14.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0925, 11.0132, 6.2210)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32042 #20B391

analogous

#B3208C #B32042 #B34720

triadic

#B32042 #42B320 #2042B3

tetradic

#B32042 #8CB320 #20B391 #4720B3

square

#B32042 #8CB320 #20B391 #4720B3

split-complementary

#B32042 #20B347 #208CB3

monochromatic

#4B0D1C #7F172F #B32042 #DB355C #E46986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#B32042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B32042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32042

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32042	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4A42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#71683E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C4002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 32, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.180 14.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16c76',
    500: '#b32042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32042;
$custom-light: #d16c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 32,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.122,
    "s": 69.668,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50222,
    "c": 0.18039,
    "h": 14.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32042

secondary

#65CAB3

accent

#ECC33B

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32042

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

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