#B3261B#B3261B

#B3261B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.179 H 29.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B3261B
RGBrgb(179, 38, 27)
HSLhsl(4, 74%, 40%)
HSVhsv(4, 85%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 78.8%, 84.9%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(39.67, 54.86, 41.97)
CIE-LCHlch(39.67, 69.08, 37.42°)
OKLaboklab(50.1% 0.1556 0.0878)
OKLCHoklch(50.1% 0.179 29.4)
XYZxyz(19.4838, 11.0522, 2.1441)
Luminance0.1105 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B3261B #1BA8B3
analogous
#B31B5C #B3261B #B3721B
triadic
#B3261B #1BB326 #261BB3
tetradic
#B3261B #5CB31B #1BA8B3 #721BB3
square
#B3261B #5CB31B #1BA8B3 #721BB3
split-complementary
#B3261B #1BB372 #1B5CB3
monochromatic
#490F0B #7E1B13 #B3261B #DF392C #E76B61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54
#B3261B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21
#B3261B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3261B
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B3261B#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B3261B1.006.543.216.54
#FFFFFF6.541.0021.001.00
#0000003.2121.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.541.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#534A17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766812
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60025
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b3261b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 38, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.179 29.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46d5a',
    500: '#b3261b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b3261b;
$custom-light: #d46d5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b3261b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 4.342,
    "s": 73.786,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50102,
    "c": 0.17869,
    "h": 29.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B3261B
secondary
#5EC4CC
accent
#E3F037
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FDEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

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#B3261B Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva