#B32A2E#B32A2E

#B32A2E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.173 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B32A2E
RGB	rgb(179, 42, 46)
HSL	hsl(358, 62%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(358, 77%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 74.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.31, 54.24, 32.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.31, 63.01, 30.58°)
OKLab	oklab(50.64% 0.1575 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(50.64% 0.173 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9138, 11.4400, 3.7438)
Luminance	0.1144 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B32A2E #2AB3AF

analogous

#B32A72 #B32A2E #B36A2A

triadic

#B32A2E #2EB32A #2A2EB3

tetradic

#B32A2E #72B32A #2AB3AF #6A2AB3

square

#B32A2E #72B32A #2AB3AF #6A2AB3

split-complementary

#B32A2E #2AB36A #2A72B3

monochromatic

#501315 #811E21 #B32A2E #D4464B #DF787B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#B32A2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#B32A2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B32A2E

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B32A2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B32A2E	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#534C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#756A29

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C5002D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b32a2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 42, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.173 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d26f67',
    500: '#b32a2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b32a2e;
$custom-light: #d26f67;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b32a2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 42,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 358.248,
    "s": 61.991,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50643,
    "c": 0.17331,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11437
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B32A2E

secondary

#72C7C5

accent

#E5E043

background

#FEF7F6

surface

#FCEDEB

border

#D5C8C6

text

#160806

muted

#847B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B32A2E

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

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