#B32820#B32820

#B32820 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.177 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32820
RGB	rgb(179, 40, 32)
HSL	hsl(3, 70%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 82.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 54.38, 39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 67.28, 36.07°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.155 0.0846)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.177 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6123, 11.2087, 2.4971)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32820 #20ABB3

analogous

#B32062 #B32820 #B37220

triadic

#B32820 #20B328 #2820B3

tetradic

#B32820 #62B320 #20ABB3 #7220B3

square

#B32820 #62B320 #20ABB3 #7220B3

split-complementary

#B32820 #20B372 #2062B3

monochromatic

#4B110D #7F1C17 #B32820 #DB3E35 #E47069

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#B32820 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B32820 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32820

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32820	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32820	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#766919

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32820;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 40, 32);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.177 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36e5d',
    500: '#b32820',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32820;
$custom-light: #d36e5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32820",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 32
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.265,
    "s": 69.668,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5031,
    "c": 0.1766,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32820

secondary

#65C4CA

accent

#E3EC3B

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32820

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

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