#B32240#B32240

#B32240 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.179 H 15.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32240
RGB	rgb(179, 34, 64)
HSL	hsl(348, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 64.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 57.54, 20.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 61.01, 19.43°)
OKLab	oklab(50.32% 0.172 0.0488)
OKLCH	oklch(50.32% 0.179 15.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.0900, 11.1010, 5.9344)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32240 #22B395

analogous

#B32289 #B32240 #B34D22

triadic

#B32240 #40B322 #2240B3

tetradic

#B32240 #89B322 #22B395 #4D22B3

square

#B32240 #89B322 #22B395 #4D22B3

split-complementary

#B32240 #22B34D #2289B3

monochromatic

#4C0E1B #80182E #B32240 #D9395A #E36C85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#B32240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B32240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32240

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32240	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4A40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72683C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.179 15.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d74',
    500: '#b32240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32240;
$custom-light: #d16d74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.586,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50319,
    "c": 0.17882,
    "h": 15.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32240

secondary

#68C9B5

accent

#EBC73D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32240

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

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