#B32517#B32517

#B32517 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.0% C 0.180 H 30.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32517
RGB	rgb(179, 37, 23)
HSL	hsl(5, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(5, 87%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 87.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.53, 55.07, 43.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.53, 70.37, 38.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.99% 0.1556 0.0903)
OKLCH	oklch(49.99% 0.18 30.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.4091, 10.9719, 1.9063)
Luminance	0.1097 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32517 #17A5B3

analogous

#B31757 #B32517 #B37317

triadic

#B32517 #17B325 #2517B3

tetradic

#B32517 #57B317 #17A5B3 #7317B3

square

#B32517 #57B317 #17A5B3 #7317B3

split-complementary

#B32517 #17B373 #1757B3

monochromatic

#470F09 #7D1A10 #B32517 #E33524 #EA675B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.58

#B32517 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#B32517 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32517

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32517	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32517	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)

#534913

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76680C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60024

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32517;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 37, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.0% 0.180 30.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46d57',
    500: '#b32517',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32517;
$custom-light: #d46d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32517",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.385,
    "s": 77.228,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49992,
    "c": 0.17986,
    "h": 30.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32517

secondary

#58C3CD

accent

#E3F434

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32517

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

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