#B32342#B32342
#B32342 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.178 H 15.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32342 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 35, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(347, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(347, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 80.4%, 63.1%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.89, 57.38, 19.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.89, 60.51, 18.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.43% 0.1719 0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.43% 0.178 15.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1770, 11.1822, 6.2492) |
| Luminance | 0.1118 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.48
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 2.78
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.04
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.82
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.15
Purplish Red
#B0054B
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32342 #23B394
analogous
#B3238A #B32342 #B34C23
triadic
#B32342 #42B323 #2342B3
tetradic
#B32342 #8AB323 #23B394 #4C23B3
square
#B32342 #8AB323 #23B394 #4C23B3
split-complementary
#B32342 #23B34C #238AB3
monochromatic
#4D0F1C #80192F #B32342 #D93B5D #E36E87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.49
#B32342 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#B32342 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32342
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32342 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32342 | 1.00 | 6.49 | 3.24 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4B42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#72693E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40031
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32342; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 35, 66); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.178 15.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d16d76',
500: '#b32342',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32342; $custom-light: #d16d76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32342",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 35,
"b": 66
},
"hsl": {
"h": 347.083,
"s": 67.29,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50431,
"c": 0.17811,
"h": 15.1
},
"luminance": 0.11179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32342
secondary
#69C9B4
accent
#EAC53E
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B