#B32940#B32940

#B32940 is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.173 H 17.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32940
RGB	rgb(179, 41, 64)
HSL	hsl(350, 63%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(350, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 77.1%, 64.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.48, 55.48, 21.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.48, 59.41, 20.95°)
OKLab	oklab(50.86% 0.1654 0.051)
OKLCH	oklch(50.86% 0.173 17.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3109, 11.5428, 6.0080)
Luminance	0.1154 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32940 #29B39C

analogous

#B32985 #B32940 #B35729

triadic

#B32940 #40B329 #2940B3

tetradic

#B32940 #85B329 #29B39C #5729B3

square

#B32940 #85B329 #29B39C #5729B3

split-complementary

#B32940 #29B357 #2985B3

monochromatic

#4F121C #811E2E #B32940 #D4455D #E07788

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#B32940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#B32940 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32940

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32940	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514D40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#736A3C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C40033

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 41, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.173 17.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d16f74',
    500: '#b32940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32940;
$custom-light: #d16f74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 41,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 62.727,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50859,
    "c": 0.17308,
    "h": 17.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1154
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32940

secondary

#70C7B9

accent

#E6CA42

background

#FDF7F7

surface

#FBEDED

border

#D4C8C8

text

#150808

muted

#837B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32940

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

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