#B32242#B32242

#B32242 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.179 H 15.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32242
RGB	rgb(179, 34, 66)
HSL	hsl(347, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(347, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 81%, 63.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.79, 57.66, 19.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.79, 60.73, 18.31°)
OKLab	oklab(50.36% 0.1728 0.0462)
OKLCH	oklch(50.36% 0.179 15)
XYZ	xyz(20.1480, 11.1242, 6.2395)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32242 #22B393

analogous

#B3228B #B32242 #B34B22

triadic

#B32242 #42B322 #2242B3

tetradic

#B32242 #8BB322 #22B393 #4B22B3

square

#B32242 #8BB322 #22B393 #4B22B3

split-complementary

#B32242 #22B34B #228BB3

monochromatic

#4C0E1C #80182F #B32242 #D9395C #E36C87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#B32242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B32242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32242

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32242	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72683E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40030

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 34, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.179 15.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16d76',
    500: '#b32242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32242;
$custom-light: #d16d76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 346.759,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5036,
    "c": 0.17889,
    "h": 15
  },
  "luminance": 0.11121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32242

secondary

#68C9B4

accent

#EBC53D

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32242

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

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