#B32522#B32522

#B32522 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.179 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32522
RGB	rgb(179, 37, 34)
HSL	hsl(1, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(1, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 81%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.62, 55.36, 38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.62, 67.27, 34.62°)
OKLab	oklab(50.09% 0.1585 0.0822)
OKLCH	oklch(50.09% 0.179 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.5431, 11.0255, 2.6122)
Luminance	0.1102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32522 #22B0B3

analogous

#B32268 #B32522 #B36D22

triadic

#B32522 #22B325 #2522B3

tetradic

#B32522 #68B322 #22B0B3 #6D22B3

square

#B32522 #68B322 #22B0B3 #6D22B3

split-complementary

#B32522 #22B36D #2268B3

monochromatic

#4C100E #801A18 #B32522 #D93C39 #E36F6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#B32522 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#B32522 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32522

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32522	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32522	1.00	6.55	3.20	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524A20

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75681B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32522;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 37, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.179 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36d5e',
    500: '#b32522',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32522;
$custom-light: #d36d5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32522",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 1.241,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50088,
    "c": 0.17855,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32522

secondary

#68C7C9

accent

#E7EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32522

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

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