#B32542#B32542

#B32542 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.176 H 15.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32542
RGB	rgb(179, 37, 66)
HSL	hsl(348, 66%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(348, 79%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 79.3%, 63.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.09, 56.81, 19.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.09, 60.06, 18.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.1701 0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.177 15.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.2375, 11.3033, 6.2693)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32542 #25B396

analogous

#B32589 #B32542 #B34F25

triadic

#B32542 #42B325 #2542B3

tetradic

#B32542 #89B325 #25B396 #4F25B3

square

#B32542 #89B325 #25B396 #4F25B3

split-complementary

#B32542 #25B34F #2589B3

monochromatic

#4E101D #801B2F #B32542 #D73E5D #E27188

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#B32542 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B32542 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32542

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32542	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32542	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#72693E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40032

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32542;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 37, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.176 15.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16e76',
    500: '#b32542',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32542;
$custom-light: #d16e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32542",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 37,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 347.746,
    "s": 65.741,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5058,
    "c": 0.1765,
    "h": 15.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32542

secondary

#6BC8B5

accent

#E9C63F

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32542

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

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