#B32A1F#B32A1F
#B32A1F is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.175 H 29.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B32A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 42, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(4, 70%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(4, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 82.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.15, 53.71, 40.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.15, 67.18, 36.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.47% 0.1528 0.0858) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.47% 0.175 29.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6681, 11.3417, 2.4496) |
| Luminance | 0.1134 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Firebrick
#B22222
ΔE00 2.18
Scarlet
#BE0119
ΔE00 3.16
Brick
#A03623
ΔE00 3.85
Brownish Red
#9E3623
ΔE00 4.21
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 4.64
Brown
#A52A2A
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B32A1F #1FA8B3
analogous
#B31F5E #B32A1F #B3741F
triadic
#B32A1F #1FB32A #2A1FB3
tetradic
#B32A1F #5EB31F #1FA8B3 #741FB3
square
#B32A1F #5EB31F #1FA8B3 #741FB3
split-complementary
#B32A1F #1FB374 #1F5EB3
monochromatic
#4B120D #7F1E16 #B32A1F #DC4033 #E57168
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.43
#B32A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.27
#B32A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B32A1F
6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B32A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B32A1F | 1.00 | 6.43 | 3.27 | 6.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#554B1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#766918
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C60029
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b32a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 42, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.175 29.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d36f5c',
500: '#b32a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b32a1f; $custom-light: #d36f5c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b32a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 42,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 4.459,
"s": 70.476,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50471,
"c": 0.17521,
"h": 29.3
},
"luminance": 0.11339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B32A1F
secondary
#64C3CA
accent
#E0ED3B
background
#FEF7F5
surface
#FCEDE9
border
#D5C8C5
text
#160804
muted
#847B79