#B32727#B32727

#B32727 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.176 H 26.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32727
RGB	rgb(179, 39, 39)
HSL	hsl(0, 64%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(0, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 78.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.89, 54.92, 35.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.89, 65.49, 33.01°)
OKLab	oklab(50.3% 0.1582 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(50.3% 0.176 26.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6845, 11.1844, 3.0414)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32727 #27B3B3

analogous

#B3276D #B32727 #B36D27

triadic

#B32727 #27B327 #2727B3

tetradic

#B32727 #6DB327 #27B3B3 #6D27B3

square

#B32727 #6DB327 #27B3B3 #6D27B3

split-complementary

#B32727 #27B36D #276DB3

monochromatic

#4E1111 #811C1C #B32727 #D64141 #E17474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#B32727 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B32727 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32727

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32727	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32727	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534B25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756921

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32727;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 39, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.176 26.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36e62',
    500: '#b32727',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32727;
$custom-light: #d36e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32727",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 39,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 64.22,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50302,
    "c": 0.17648,
    "h": 26.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11181
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32727

secondary

#6EC8C8

accent

#E7E741

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDEA

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160805

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32727

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

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