#B32221#B32221

#B32221 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.181 H 27.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32221
RGB	rgb(179, 34, 33)
HSL	hsl(0, 69%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(0, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 81.6%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.31, 56.18, 38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.31, 68.09, 34.40°)
OKLab	oklab(49.85% 0.1609 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(49.85% 0.181 27.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4394, 10.8407, 2.5075)
Luminance	0.1084 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32221 #21B2B3

analogous

#B32169 #B32221 #B36B21

triadic

#B32221 #21B322 #2221B3

tetradic

#B32221 #69B321 #21B2B3 #6B21B3

square

#B32221 #69B321 #21B2B3 #6B21B3

split-complementary

#B32221 #21B36B #2169B3

monochromatic

#4C0E0E #7F1817 #B32221 #DA3837 #E46C6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.63

#B32221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#B32221 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32221

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32221	1.00	6.63	3.17	6.63
#FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51481F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#74681A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.181 27.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36c5d',
    500: '#b32221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32221;
$custom-light: #d36c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.411,
    "s": 68.868,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49853,
    "c": 0.18075,
    "h": 27.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32221

secondary

#66C9CA

accent

#EAEC3C

background

#FEF6F5

surface

#FCECE9

border

#D5C7C5

text

#160804

muted

#847A79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32221

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

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