#B32832#B32832

#B32832 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.175 H 22.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32832
RGB	rgb(179, 40, 50)
HSL	hsl(356, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(356, 78%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 72.1%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.14, 55.06, 29.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.14, 62.44, 28.14°)
OKLab	oklab(50.53% 0.161 0.0674)
OKLCH	oklch(50.53% 0.175 22.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9272, 11.3347, 4.1556)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32832 #28B3A9

analogous

#B32878 #B32832 #B36328

triadic

#B32832 #32B328 #2832B3

tetradic

#B32832 #78B328 #28B3A9 #6328B3

square

#B32832 #78B328 #28B3A9 #6328B3

split-complementary

#B32832 #28B363 #2878B3

monochromatic

#4F1216 #811D24 #B32832 #D5434E #E0757D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#B32832 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#B32832 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32832

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32832	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32832	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#524C31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#75692D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32832;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 40, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.175 22.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26f6a',
    500: '#b32832',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32832;
$custom-light: #d26f6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32832",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 40,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355.683,
    "s": 63.47,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50532,
    "c": 0.17454,
    "h": 22.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11332
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32832

secondary

#6FC8C1

accent

#E6DB41

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32832

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

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