#B3261D#B3261D

#B3261D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.178 H 29.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3261D
RGB	rgb(179, 38, 29)
HSL	hsl(4, 72%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(4, 84%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 83.8%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.68, 54.92, 40.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.68, 68.51, 36.72°)
OKLab	oklab(50.12% 0.1561 0.0864)
OKLCH	oklch(50.12% 0.178 29)
XYZ	xyz(19.5077, 11.0618, 2.2702)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3261D #1DAAB3

analogous

#B31D5F #B3261D #B3711D

triadic

#B3261D #1DB326 #261DB3

tetradic

#B3261D #5FB31D #1DAAB3 #711DB3

square

#B3261D #5FB31D #1DAAB3 #711DB3

split-complementary

#B3261D #1DB371 #1D5FB3

monochromatic

#4A100C #7E1B14 #B3261D #DD3A30 #E66C64

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#B3261D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#B3261D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3261D

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3261D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3261D	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756915

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60026

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3261d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 38, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.178 29.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46d5b',
    500: '#b3261d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3261d;
$custom-light: #d46d5b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3261d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.6,
    "s": 72.115,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50119,
    "c": 0.17844,
    "h": 29
  },
  "luminance": 0.11059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3261D

secondary

#61C5CB

accent

#E4EF39

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3261D

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

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