#B32822#B32822

#B32822 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.176 H 28.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32822
RGB	rgb(179, 40, 34)
HSL	hsl(2, 68%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(2, 81%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 81%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.95, 54.44, 38.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.95, 66.71, 35.30°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.1556 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.176 28.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.6403, 11.2199, 2.6446)
Luminance	0.1122 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32822 #22ADB3

analogous

#B32265 #B32822 #B37122

triadic

#B32822 #22B328 #2822B3

tetradic

#B32822 #65B322 #22ADB3 #7122B3

square

#B32822 #65B322 #22ADB3 #7122B3

split-complementary

#B32822 #22B371 #2265B3

monochromatic

#4C110E #801D18 #B32822 #D93F39 #E3716C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#B32822 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#B32822 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32822

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32822	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32822	1.00	6.47	3.24	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C50028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32822;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 40, 34);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.176 28.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36e5e',
    500: '#b32822',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32822;
$custom-light: #d36e5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32822",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 34
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 2.483,
    "s": 68.075,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5033,
    "c": 0.17634,
    "h": 28.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32822

secondary

#68C5C9

accent

#E4EB3D

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32822

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

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