#B32421#B32421

#B32421 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.179 H 27.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32421
RGB	rgb(179, 36, 33)
HSL	hsl(1, 69%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 81.6%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.51, 55.62, 38.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.51, 67.73, 34.80°)
OKLab	oklab(50% 0.1591 0.0828)
OKLCH	oklch(50% 0.179 27.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4982, 10.9584, 2.5271)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32421 #21B0B3

analogous

#B32167 #B32421 #B36D21

triadic

#B32421 #21B324 #2421B3

tetradic

#B32421 #67B321 #21B0B3 #6D21B3

square

#B32421 #67B321 #21B0B3 #6D21B3

split-complementary

#B32421 #21B36D #2167B3

monochromatic

#4C0F0E #7F1A17 #B32421 #DA3A37 #E46D6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#B32421 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#B32421 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32421

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32421	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32421	1.00	6.58	3.19	6.58
#FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52491F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32421;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 36, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.179 27.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36d5d',
    500: '#b32421',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32421;
$custom-light: #d36d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32421",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.233,
    "s": 68.868,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50001,
    "c": 0.17937,
    "h": 27.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10955
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32421

secondary

#66C8CA

accent

#E8EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32421

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →