#B32520#B32520

#B32520 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.179 H 28.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32520
RGB	rgb(179, 37, 32)
HSL	hsl(2, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 82.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.60, 55.30, 39.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.60, 67.84, 35.40°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1579 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.179 28)
XYZ	xyz(19.5151, 11.0143, 2.4647)
Luminance	0.1101 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32520 #20AEB3

analogous

#B32065 #B32520 #B36F20

triadic

#B32520 #20B325 #2520B3

tetradic

#B32520 #65B320 #20AEB3 #6F20B3

square

#B32520 #65B320 #20AEB3 #6F20B3

split-complementary

#B32520 #20B36F #2065B3

monochromatic

#4B100D #7F1A17 #B32520 #DB3B35 #E46D69

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#B32520 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B32520 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32520

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32520	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32520	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756819

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32520;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 37, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.179 28.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36d5d',
    500: '#b32520',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32520;
$custom-light: #d36d5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32520",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.041,
    "s": 69.668,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50068,
    "c": 0.17879,
    "h": 28
  },
  "luminance": 0.11011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32520

secondary

#65C6CA

accent

#E6EC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32520

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

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