#B32216#B32216

#B32216 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.182 H 29.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32216
RGB	rgb(179, 34, 22)
HSL	hsl(5, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(5, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 87.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 55.90, 44.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 71.16, 38.22°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.158 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.182 29.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3097, 10.7889, 1.8247)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32216 #16A7B3

analogous

#B31659 #B32216 #B37116

triadic

#B32216 #16B322 #2216B3

tetradic

#B32216 #59B316 #16A7B3 #7116B3

square

#B32216 #59B316 #16A7B3 #7116B3

split-complementary

#B32216 #16B371 #1659B3

monochromatic

#460D09 #7C180F #B32216 #E43122 #EB6459

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#B32216 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#B32216 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32216

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32216	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32216	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524812

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75680A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60022

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32216;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.182 29.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46c56',
    500: '#b32216',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32216;
$custom-light: #d46c56;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32216",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.586,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4976,
    "c": 0.18199,
    "h": 29.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10786
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32216

secondary

#57C5CE

accent

#E6F533

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FDECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160803

muted

#847A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32216

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

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