#B32617#B32617

#B32617 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.179 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32617
RGB	rgb(179, 38, 23)
HSL	hsl(6, 77%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 87%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 87.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.64, 54.77, 43.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.64, 70.19, 38.71°)
OKLab	oklab(50.07% 0.1546 0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(50.07% 0.179 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.4406, 11.0350, 1.9168)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32617 #17A4B3

analogous

#B31756 #B32617 #B37417

triadic

#B32617 #17B326 #2617B3

tetradic

#B32617 #56B317 #17A4B3 #7417B3

square

#B32617 #56B317 #17A4B3 #7417B3

split-complementary

#B32617 #17B374 #1756B3

monochromatic

#470F09 #7D1A10 #B32617 #E33724 #EA685B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#B32617 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#B32617 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32617

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32617	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32617	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A13

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76680C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60025

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32617;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 38, 23);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.179 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46d57',
    500: '#b32617',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32617;
$custom-light: #d46d57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32617",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 23
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.769,
    "s": 77.228,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50072,
    "c": 0.17917,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32617

secondary

#58C2CD

accent

#E1F434

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32617

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

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