#B32422#B32422

#B32422 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.179 H 27.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32422
RGB	rgb(179, 36, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.9%, 81%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.52, 55.65, 38.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.52, 67.45, 34.41°)
OKLab	oklab(50.01% 0.1594 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(50.01% 0.179 27.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5124, 10.9641, 2.6020)
Luminance	0.1096 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32422 #22B1B3

analogous

#B32268 #B32422 #B36D22

triadic

#B32422 #22B324 #2422B3

tetradic

#B32422 #68B322 #22B1B3 #6D22B3

square

#B32422 #68B322 #22B1B3 #6D22B3

split-complementary

#B32422 #22B36D #2268B3

monochromatic

#4C0F0E #801A18 #B32422 #D93B39 #E36E6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#B32422 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#B32422 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32422

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32422	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32422	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)

#524920

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32422;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 36, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.179 27.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36d5e',
    500: '#b32422',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32422;
$custom-light: #d36d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32422",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 36,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0.828,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50011,
    "c": 0.17926,
    "h": 27.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32422

secondary

#68C8C9

accent

#E9EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32422

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

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