#B32843#B32843
#B32843 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.174 H 15.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32843 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 40, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(348, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(348, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 77.7%, 62.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.43, 55.98, 19.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.43, 59.21, 19.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.84% 0.1676 0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.84% 0.174 15.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3645, 11.5096, 6.4584) |
| Luminance | 0.1151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Rose Red
#BE013C
ΔE00 2.76
Rouge
#AB1239
ΔE00 3.29
Ruby
#CA0147
ΔE00 4.11
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.54
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.54
Raspberry (survey)
#B00149
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32843 #28B398
analogous
#B32889 #B32843 #B35228
triadic
#B32843 #43B328 #2843B3
tetradic
#B32843 #89B328 #28B398 #5228B3
square
#B32843 #89B328 #28B398 #5228B3
split-complementary
#B32843 #28B352 #2889B3
monochromatic
#4F121E #811D30 #B32843 #D54360 #E0758A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.36
#B32843 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#B32843 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32843
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32843 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32843 | 1.00 | 6.36 | 3.30 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#504D43
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#736A3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C40034
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32843; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 40, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.174 15.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d16f76',
500: '#b32843',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32843; $custom-light: #d16f76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32843",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 40,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 348.345,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50837,
"c": 0.174,
"h": 15.6
},
"luminance": 0.11507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32843
secondary
#6FC8B6
accent
#E6C641
background
#FDF7F7
surface
#FBEDED
border
#D4C8C8
text
#150808
muted
#837B7B