#B32921#B32921

#B32921 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.176 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32921
RGB	rgb(179, 41, 33)
HSL	hsl(3, 69%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(3, 82%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 81.6%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.05, 54.10, 39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.05, 66.80, 35.92°)
OKLab	oklab(50.4% 0.1543 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(50.4% 0.176 28.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.6603, 11.2825, 2.5811)
Luminance	0.1128 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32921 #21ABB3

analogous

#B32162 #B32921 #B37221

triadic

#B32921 #21B329 #2921B3

tetradic

#B32921 #62B321 #21ABB3 #7221B3

square

#B32921 #62B321 #21ABB3 #7221B3

split-complementary

#B32921 #21B372 #2162B3

monochromatic

#4C110E #7F1D17 #B32921 #DA4037 #E4716B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#B32921 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B32921 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32921

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32921	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32921	1.00	6.45	3.26	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#544B1E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#76691A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60029

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32921;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 41, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.176 28.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d36f5e',
    500: '#b32921',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32921;
$custom-light: #d36f5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32921",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 3.288,
    "s": 68.868,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50404,
    "c": 0.17571,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32921

secondary

#66C4CA

accent

#E2EC3C

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32921

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

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