#B32A1B#B32A1B

#B32A1B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.176 H 30.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32A1B
RGB	rgb(179, 42, 27)
HSL	hsl(6, 74%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(6, 85%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 84.9%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.12, 53.61, 42.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.12, 68.33, 38.32°)
OKLab	oklab(50.44% 0.1517 0.0888)
OKLCH	oklch(50.44% 0.176 30.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.6186, 11.3219, 2.1891)
Luminance	0.1132 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32A1B #1BA4B3

analogous

#B31B58 #B32A1B #B3761B

triadic

#B32A1B #1BB32A #2A1BB3

tetradic

#B32A1B #58B31B #1BA4B3 #761BB3

square

#B32A1B #58B31B #1BA4B3 #761BB3

split-complementary

#B32A1B #1BB376 #1B58B3

monochromatic

#49110B #7E1E13 #B32A1B #DF3E2C #E76E61

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#B32A1B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#B32A1B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32A1B

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32A1B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32A1B	1.00	6.43	3.26	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#554B17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#776913

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C60028

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32a1b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 42, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.176 30.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d46f5a',
    500: '#b32a1b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32a1b;
$custom-light: #d46f5a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32a1b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.921,
    "s": 73.786,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50437,
    "c": 0.17574,
    "h": 30.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32A1B

secondary

#5EC1CC

accent

#DEF037

background

#FEF7F5

surface

#FCEDE9

border

#D5C8C5

text

#160804

muted

#847B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32A1B

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

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