#B32621#B32621

#B32621 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.178 H 27.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32621
RGB	rgb(179, 38, 33)
HSL	hsl(2, 69%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.8%, 81.6%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.72, 55.03, 38.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.72, 67.37, 35.23°)
OKLab	oklab(50.16% 0.1573 0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(50.16% 0.178 27.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.5604, 11.0829, 2.5478)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32621 #21AEB3

analogous

#B32165 #B32621 #B36F21

triadic

#B32621 #21B326 #2621B3

tetradic

#B32621 #65B321 #21AEB3 #6F21B3

square

#B32621 #65B321 #21AEB3 #6F21B3

split-complementary

#B32621 #21B36F #2165B3

monochromatic

#4C100E #7F1B17 #B32621 #DA3D37 #E46F6B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#B32621 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#B32621 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32621

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32621	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32621	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534A1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75691A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32621;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 38, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.178 27.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36e5e',
    500: '#b32621',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32621;
$custom-light: #d36e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32621",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 38,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.055,
    "s": 68.868,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50157,
    "c": 0.17795,
    "h": 27.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32621

secondary

#66C6CA

accent

#E6EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32621

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

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