#B32916#B32916

#B32916 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.177 H 31.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32916
RGB	rgb(179, 41, 22)
HSL	hsl(7, 78%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(7, 88%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 87.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 53.82, 44.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 69.92, 39.67°)
OKLab	oklab(50.31% 0.1515 0.0917)
OKLCH	oklch(50.31% 0.177 31.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.5306, 11.2307, 1.8983)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32916 #16A0B3

analogous

#B31652 #B32916 #B37816

triadic

#B32916 #16B329 #2916B3

tetradic

#B32916 #52B316 #16A0B3 #7816B3

square

#B32916 #52B316 #16A0B3 #7816B3

split-complementary

#B32916 #16B378 #1652B3

monochromatic

#461009 #7C1D0F #B32916 #E43A22 #EB6A59

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#B32916 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#B32916 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32916

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32916	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32916	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B11

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#77690B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60027

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32916;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 41, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.177 31.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46f57',
    500: '#b32916',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32916;
$custom-light: #d46f57;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32916",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.261,
    "s": 78.109,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50313,
    "c": 0.17711,
    "h": 31.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11228
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32916

secondary

#57BFCE

accent

#DDF533

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FDEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160803

muted

#847B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32916

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

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