#B32828#B32828

#B32828 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.176 H 26.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B32828
RGBrgb(179, 40, 40)
HSLhsl(0, 63%, 43%)
HSVhsv(0, 78%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 77.7%, 77.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(40.01, 54.65, 35.23)
CIE-LCHlch(40.01, 65.02, 32.81°)
OKLaboklab(50.4% 0.1575 0.0776)
OKLCHoklch(50.4% 0.176 26.2)
XYZxyz(19.7346, 11.2576, 3.1409)
Luminance0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B32828 #28B3B3
analogous
#B3286D #B32828 #B36D28
triadic
#B32828 #28B328 #2828B3
tetradic
#B32828 #6DB328 #28B3B3 #6D28B3
square
#B32828 #6DB328 #28B3B3 #6D28B3
split-complementary
#B32828 #28B36D #286DB3
monochromatic
#4F1212 #811D1D #B32828 #D54343 #E07575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46
#B32828 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25
#B32828 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32828
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B32828#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B328281.006.463.256.46
#FFFFFF6.461.0021.001.00
#0000003.2521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.461.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#534B26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#756922
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5002A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b32828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 40, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.176 26.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36e62',
    500: '#b32828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b32828;
$custom-light: #d36e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b32828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 63.47,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50396,
    "c": 0.17558,
    "h": 26.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11254
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B32828
secondary
#6FC8C8
accent
#E6E641
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDEA
border
#D5C8C6
text
#160805
muted
#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32828

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#B32828 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva